No Mass Starvation In Japan MacArthur Says
General MacArthur reported to the war department that Japan faces food shortages but shows no mass starvation. He cited autopsies in Tokyo Yokohama and Osaka and noted retarded industrial activity due to hunger while praising renewed collection efforts. He called Japan’s constitutional shift an epoch making event.
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MacArthur questions Communist strength in Japan
General MacArthur doubted Communist claims of 200000 farmers and 700000 union members in Japan as exaggerations. He viewed reports of popular fronts in Tokyo and Yamanashi as wishful thinking and noted public backlash against Communist candidates amid opposition to the emperor. Disease and narcotics drew his attention alongside press prominence.
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