What does he have that he could, or even would offer to Japan? I can't see him giving aid to Japan when basic goods and food shortages are at their peak in the SU. South Korea and Taiwan would offer marginal support, PRC is obviously uninvited to do so, and the rest of the Asian bunch are too busy rebuilding themselves. As all of us can obviously predict, the United States will be pouring in a vast amount of supplies, funds, and anything deemed necessary in such a situation. Politically, Japanese-American ties will be strengthened while giving President Ronald Reagan the publicity and credit he will soon need in order to bury the Iran-Contra Affair during the inital discovery phase.