▁the ▁wishes ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁the ▁Americans ▁and ▁British ▁worked ▁successfully ▁to ▁conce al ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁Japanese ▁invol vement ▁in ▁this ▁post - war ▁activity . ▁ ▁" The ▁ret ention ▁of ▁J SP ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁forces ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁repeated ▁question ing ▁of ▁its ▁valid ity ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁side ." ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁they ▁question ed ▁the ▁British ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁J SP ▁design ation , ▁the ▁US ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁J SP ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁even ▁lower ing ▁the ▁area ▁priority ▁for ▁sh ipping ▁and ▁r er out ing ▁sh ipping ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁Command ▁to ▁slow ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁rep atri ation . ▁ ▁Re levant ▁publications ▁▁ ▁Several ▁mem oir s ▁and ▁other ▁works ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁issue ▁have ▁been ▁published . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁in ▁Japan , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁English , ▁is ▁that ▁by ▁A ida ▁Yu ji , ▁Pr ison er ▁of ▁the ▁British . ▁A ▁Japanese ▁Sold ier ’ s ▁Exper ience ▁in ▁Bur ma . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Japanese ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Works ▁consult ed ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁history ▁of ▁Japan ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : J apan ese ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁Category : J apan – My an mar