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The left-wing Japanese novelist Wataru Kaji disappeared, leading to a government inquiry in which CIA involvement was investigated; Kaji stated he was kidnapped and held against his will by intelligence officers, which the United States denied.

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Wataru Kaji

Japanese writer and activist (1903–1982)

Wataru Kaji was the nom de guerre for Mitsugi Seguchi, a Japanese writer, literary critic, and political activist.
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CIA activities in Japan

Activities by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in occupied and post-occupation Japan

The activities of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Japan date back to the Allied occupation of Japan. Douglas MacArthur's Chief of Intelligence, Charles Willoughby, authorized the creation of a number of Japanese subordinate intelligence-gathering organizations known as…
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