The damage done to Japan's infrastructure, combined with a severe famine in 1946, further complicated the Allied efforts to feed the Japanese POWs and civilians.
Kerusakan pada infrastruktur di Jepang, ditambah peristiwa kelaparan serius pada 1946 makin menyulitkan usaha Sekutu memberi makan tawanan perang dan warga sipil Jepang.