Corruption and Human Nature Exposed: Japanese Residents and Companies After WWII Surrender

Based on the memoirs of Yasuji Okamura, former commander of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in China, this article reveals the selfishness and corruption displayed by Japanese residents and company personnel stranded in China after Japan"s surrender in 1945. Despite the ROC government"s friendly and protective measures, some Japanese residents resold military supplies, indulged in drunken revelry, and even abused their positions to smuggle materials back to Japan, fully demonstrating self-serving human nature amidst regime collapse.