22nd August, 1945
Today I went walking by the imperial palace. It was almost evening and one week after the promulgation of the rescript on peace, but there… Read More »22nd August, 1945
Today I went walking by the imperial palace. It was almost evening and one week after the promulgation of the rescript on peace, but there… Read More »22nd August, 1945
The situation continues well in hand. The War and Navy Offices have had to warn the armed forces against listening to such exacerbating rumors as… Read More »21st August, 1945
Further moves on the peace popularization campaign: the banks have been kept open and no restrictions placed on withdrawals, new 100-yen bills have been printed… Read More »20th August, 1945
The critical task of popularizing the peace is getting on. War posters are being torn down from house-walls, bridges, and street-cars. In accordance with the… Read More »19th of August, 1945
The first impression of calm is wearing off. Underneath all this outward placidity Tokyo is seething with rumour, plot, and counter-plot. It appears new that the… Read More »16th August 1945
The war is over. At noon today the emperor personally broadcast his rescript proclaiming peace. The Times, which ran the complete text under a modest three-column… Read More »15th August 1945
Tokyo was still silent on peace today and the rumor spread that an atomic bomb would be dropped on the capital if the American terms… Read More »14th August 1945
The American reply to Japan’s peace offer has been announced by San Francisco. Delivered yesterday the 12th it demands that the authority of the emperor… Read More »13th August 1945
All the world knows that the Japanese are ready to surrender except the Japanese, A rumor ran through the Village today that Japan had made… Read More »12th August 1945