I want to believe that this story is not based on true events. That it's just a work of fiction, with no basis in reality. I want to believe that, but... somehow, I just can't dispel the doubt that this just might have happened...
I want to believe that this story is not based on true events. That it's just a work of fiction, with no basis in reality. I want to believe that, but... somehow, I just can't dispel the doubt that this just might have happened...
If it makes you feel any better the historical US occupation of Japan went fairly well. Following the end of the war the US sent 700 million dollars worth of food in 1946-48, as the food distribution system of Japan had basically collapsed after the years of war and strategic bombing, not to mention the re-purposing of agricultural equipment for the "last stand".
McArthur kept the US occupation forces on a tight leash, no US personnel were not allowed to assault Japanese people or eat any food not provided by the US.
If it makes you feel any better the historical US occupation of Japan went fairly well. Following the end of the war the US sent 700 million dollars worth of food in 1946-48, as the food distribution system of Japan had basically collapsed after the years of war and strategic bombing, not to mention the re-purposing of agricultural equipment for the "last stand".
McArthur kept the US occupation forces on a tight leash, no US personnel were not allowed to assault Japanese people or eat any food not provided by the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreation_and_Amusement_Association Unfortunately, it seems the Japanese believed it would go differently. They actually believed that the US troops would rape and assault their women (much like the women of Okinawa who jumped off of cliffs with their children). "Comfort facilities" were established for US troops, and things were fine. Then when MacArthur ordered an end to the brothels, "the dispersal of prostitution made it harder for GHQ to control STDs and also caused an increase in sexual violence by GIs, from an average of 40 women a day before the SCAP order to an estimated 330 per day immediately after."
