Why do Japanese people have friendly feeling to American??

Question:
Why do Japanese people have friendly feeling to American after the World War II, although they had severly destroyed many cities?
Answer:
Because Japanese admitted that US had advanced technologies and sophisticated culture. Also, many Japanese might have a gratitude to American for not to discontinue the Japanese Imperial family.
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