On This Day: MacArthur order end to state Shintoism in Japan - UPI News

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On This Day: MacArthur order end to state Shintoism in Japan  UPI NewsOn Dec. 15, 1945, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered an end to state Shintoism in Japan, a key belief of which was that the emperor was a divine being.