Do anyone know what the words quot;Made In Occupied Japan mean on the bottom of glassware? -

I have a set of salt and pepper shakers with those words on the bottom and I am curious as to what it means? Does any out there know? I am not sure what the word occupied means in relation to this. Most things that I have just say Made in Japan or Made in China or Made in USA, none but this use that word occupied. Thanks!!

Japan was occupied by US after World War 2. We call Japan of those days quot;Occupied Japanquot;. If whatever you found is actually made in quot;Occupied Japanquot;, that might be something very valuable.

At the end of WW2 the US occupied Japan and Germany and ran their governments for awhile.

It means these item are collectables and wirth more than items just marked Japan. They are concidered antiques and worth some money. Search e-bay to find ones like yours and get an idea of the value

I guess you have something collectible there!

means it dates from the period 1945-1952 when US troops occupied japan after WW2.........

According to legal ways, that was the formal designation of Japan following their surrender to US forces and our subsequent occupation. Also, items made during this period have a higher value on the resell makret for certain collectibles. Check that out...

I hadn t noticed that others had answered this question, so it may have been accurately answered previously. The shakers were probably made in Japan just after the surrender of the Japanese in World War II. For a period of time, I believe, we officially occupied Japan.