Army headquarters in Tokyo put the souvenir business on a bargain-basement basis last week. In the lobby of the Dai Iti Hotel was a conspicuous sign: "War trophies will, be issued heremen must be assigned to GHQone sword per man." Somebody with a high regard for accuracy had crossed out the words "men" and had substituted "officers."
Majors, lieutenant colonels and colonels trampled and jostled each other to get places in line. Japanese boys seemed to enjoy the spectacle as they opened packing cases of field sabers, the poor man's samurai sword, and stacked them for the issuing officers. Lieutenant...
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