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A scene of moving in front of K-line building circa early-September, 1945.
The building seen on the right is Kanagawa Prefectural Office located near the allied GHQ in Yokohama.


Source: Ruins that MacArthur Saw - Gaetano Faillace Photo Collection (1983)

Kanagawa Prefectural Office seen from another angle in the postwar.

Source: History of Naka Ward of Yokohama City (1985)
 
Yokohama Port as the logistic center for the allied occupation troops in Tokyo.


Source: Ruins that MacArthur Saw - Gaetano Faillace Photo Collection (1983)


English guide book for the Japanese authorities.

Source: English Terms for Communication with the Occupation Troops (1948)
 
Escuadrilla Azul said:
Mata Hari?????

Why? I mean, she has no connection with WWII or Japan.

Surely she must be a famous person back then but seems odd with the rest of the terms.

Shinpachi what the explanation says?
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Mata Hari(名)
女スパイの意味。第一次世界大戦中、南アジアで活躍した有名なドイツの女スパイの名からできた言葉。

Mata Hari(noun)
Meaning "female spy." A word derived from the name of a famous German female spy who was active in South Asia during World War I.

Probably used like "Oh, she is Mata Hari. Take care."
 
I notice back in post4742, a sign in the window "no sales to Japanese". What things were prohibited?
 
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