The Rape of Japan: The Myth of Mass Sexual Violence During the Allied Occupation

by Brian P. Walsh

Most Americans regard the postwar Occupation of Japan as a prime example of American magnanimity. They are blithely unaware of the prevailing Japanese myth that upon entering Japan, U.S. servicemen "engaged in an orgy of looting, sexual violence, and drunken brawling" and that during the first ten days of the Occupation there were 1,336 reported cases of rape in Kanagawa Prefecture alone. The myth goes further with claims that U.S. military officers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682479307
• ISBN13: 9781682479308
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"