Download or read book Love Under Occupation written by Christine De Matos and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1946, a devastated and defeated Japan was occupied by Australian forces based in the prefecture of Hiroshima. Noel Huggett, a young twenty-four year old fresh from fighting the Japanese in Bougainville during the Asia-Pacific War, was part of the first group of Australian troops to arrive with the tasks of demilitarising and democratising Japan. During Noel's time there something unexpected happened. He met and fell in love with a Japanese woman, Reiko (Ruth).