Como os EUA e o Japão se tornaram tão aliados?

Fontes / leitura adicional:

• https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/japan-reconstruction
• https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/u-s-japan-relations/
• http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/14/united-states-japan-relationship-poll-washington-tokyo/
• http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/07/5-facts-to-help-understand-the-u-s-japan-relationship/
• https://history.libraries.wsu.edu/spring2015/2015/02/25/japanese-u-s-relations-post-wwii/
• http://countrystudies.us/japan/132.htm
• https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-japan-security-alliance