Last Part 2

• In post-war Japan, more interest was taken in what happened to the treasure Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose left behind than in the sad death of the great leader himself
• This was due to a number of factors
• Factors


  • Japan was defeated militarily and morally
  • The Occupation authorities closed down all shrines and other religious institutions
  • This led to the erosion of the traditional good qualities of the Japanese and the impoverishment of the Japanese spirit
  • The surrender placed Japan in a humiliating position characterized by the absence of political, economic and religious autonomy
• All the press and information activities have since been completely oriented towards this trend, thereby misleading the public into believing that this has always been the Japanese way of thinking and doing things
• The progress in material and natural sciences is welcome, but that does not ipso facto mean a negation of all spiritual culture
• It is at this point, where the growth of science has almost reached its very peak, that the encouragement of spiritual culture must be stressed most positively
• It is only on the basis of well-balanced material and spiritual cultures that the lasting peace of mankind can come to stay
• The death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose became an indisputable fact as investigations progressed
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose intended to depend as little as possible on his Japanese allies, and to finance the Indian National Army from resources collected from Indian residents in Southeast Asia