At 9:30 on the morning of August 19 a district police chief arrived at the front gate to read out the court decision. Two thousand policemen surrounded the studio, reinforced by a platoon of soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division, three scout planes, and six armored cars and five tanks sent by the U.S. Eighth Army. The New York Times reported that the American soldiers had arrived in response to a “call for a show of force” by Japanese authorities. However, the incident was initiated by the Eighth Army, which claimed Americans living in the vicinity were in danger and pressed for intervention by the Tokyo Military Government Team, which in turn instructed Toho to request police action. After 10:40, the union leaders agreed to end their occupation on the condition the union was not disbanded, and led a procession out of the rear gate, waving red flags and banners, and singing The Internationale.
Is this those tankies I’ve been hearing about?
Don’t forget about this similar incident in Japan the same year. A pattern presents itself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toho_strikes