The book called for political, legal and military reform to transform Japan into what Ozawa called a "normal nation."

The occupation transformed Japan into a democracy modeled somewhat after the American New Deal.

As supreme commander, he transformed Japan, an imperial nation, into a true democratic state.

The wartime boom helped to diversify the country's industry, increase its exports, and transform Japan from a debtor to a creditor nation for the first time.

The other risk of the Clinton policy is that America may soon regret its successes in transforming Japan into a nation of world-class consumers.

A U.S. magazine published a special issue on how affluence, youth culture, the women's movement and international awareness were transforming Japan.

They intend to transform Japan into a stage for their talents.

Yet while nothing in this century has so transformed Japan as the war and its aftermath, discussions of it remain a virtual taboo in many families.

Whaling - in the West - played a role in transforming Japan into a modern nation.

He launched into his favorite topic: Transforming Japan into a "lifestyle superpower."