JAPAN: One or Many?

The two poles of power in occupied Japan are the Dai Ichi Building, in downtown Tokyo, and the U.S. Embassy, five minutes' drive away. General Douglas MacArthur works in the first, lives in the second.

SCAP (Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers) has 45 teams traveling through the countryside, doing the occupation's spadework, checking on its effectiveness and on Japanese compliance. But MacArthur himself does not travel. In nearly three years of occupation he has not missed a day, including Sundays, at his desk. Douglas MacArthur, brilliant soldier and administrator, great showman,...

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