One of my uncles was stationed there in the early 50's, and he used to send us this (what we thought was) cheap-ass Jap shiite. When the sibs and I were going through the house a few years ago after our parents died, we looked more closely at the 'cheap-ass jap shiite'. Most of it was stunningly beautiful stuff.
Each of us took a small teacup & saucer, among other things. The cups and saucers had 'Made in Occupied Japan' on them.
Gen MacArthur was definitely the right man for the job. See my post #6.
Hey! I remember a small saucer that said “made in occupied Japan” somewhere in my mom’s stuff. My dad was in on the first days of the occupation of Japan. He passed away in 2000. Mom passed away a few months ago. Have to check her stuff to see if she still had it. I remember it had a colorful, delicate design on it.