2 episodes
| First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|
| 20020314 | Ian Buruma on the post-war occupation of Japan, during which General MacArthur tried to transform Japanese life and turn a military state into a Western-style democracy (1/2). |
| 20020321 | Ian Buruma on the post-war occupation of Japan. He looks at how, as the Cold War set in, American authorities began to regret encouraging the Left and demobilising Japan's army. |