One of the last eugenic measures of the pre-war regime was taken by the Higashikuni government. On 19 August 1945, the Home Ministry ordered local government offices to establish a prostitution service for Allied occupation soldiers to preserve the "purity" of the "Japanese race." The official declaration stated that: Through the sacrifice of thousands of "Okichis" of the Shōwa era, we shall construct a to hold back the mad frenzy of the occupation troops and cultivate and preserve the purity of our race long into the future... Such clubs were soon established by cabinet councillor Yoshio Kodama and Ryoichi Sasakawa.