MacArthur arrives at Atsugi; BoJ money accepted

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• Princes of the Yen whole source · open book

  Legend has it that Haruo Maekawa was one of the monetary officials who met General MacArthur with a suitcase full of banknotes upon his arrival in Atsugi naval airdrome on Tokyo’s outskirts on 30 August 1945.

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• Richard Werner author of the source

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