The removal of Supreme Commander MacArthur from command of Asia shocked the Japanese people. He had come in as a conquering foreigner and rebuilt their nation instead of ravaging it further as they’d known he could have. In the only time in recorded history, the Emperor of Japan walked out to meet a man who had no diplomatic standing from any nation. And thongs of Japanese turned out to witness his last flight out of Japan. Japan made certain the world knew their opinion of MacArthur.