<Li> Japanese archipelago, placed under the authority of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, effective 1945 - 1952 (with the exceptions of Iwo Jima, under US authority until 1968, and Okinawa, under US authority until 1972) </Li> <Li> Japanese Taiwan and the Spratly Islands, placed under the authority of China </Li> <Li> Karafuto Prefecture and the Kuril Islands, placed under the authority of the Soviet Union </Li> <Li> Japanese Korea south of the 38th parallel north, placed under the authority of the United States Army Military Government in Korea, granted independence in 1948 as South Korea </Li>

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