ABSTRACT
Japanese soldiers found themselves scattered around the Pacific, as well as in military installations throughout Japan. Those in Japan, such as Imperial Guard Isematsu Matsumoto, kamikaze support mechanic Mamoru Hirano, and former teacher and air defense soldier Nobuo Kawamura, were quickly demobilized and sent home. Others, like infantry trainee Tomiichi Murayama, who had just picked up and left on their own when the war was over, were required to return and formally process out of the military and into society. In their planning documents governing the Occupation, the Americans specifically dealt with this eventuality.
