31st March 1945
A French countess, sitting beside me in the elegant foyer of the Fujiya, apologized for the paper package beside her. “It doesn’t smell so nice,”… Read More »31st March 1945
A French countess, sitting beside me in the elegant foyer of the Fujiya, apologized for the paper package beside her. “It doesn’t smell so nice,”… Read More »31st March 1945
“The fighting spirit of the people is not unlimited,” warns the Mainichi today. After enumerating Japan’s successive reverses in the recent past, the paper asks:… Read More »30th March 1945
Early this morning, Tuguegarao was bombed and strafed. The P-51 dive-bombers were strafing with terrifying precision. The Americans probably know we are here. The planes… Read More »March 30, 1945 — Friday
The cross I put at the trench grave has painted on it the following: BURIED HERE WITH OTHERS MURDERED BY JAPANESE****ARTHUR RICE**** It is just… Read More »March 29, 1945
The foreign office has asked for the return of all diplomatic travel permits. They are to be curtailed. Waiting for a train connection I sat… Read More »29th March 1945
After treating the American operations in the so-called southwest islands as a passing raid, imperial headquarters has now announced an actual landing on the Okinawa… Read More »28th March 1945
Charlie and Henry left for the States on the Transport John Lykes, with many other young fellows, as repatriates. They could have gone to work… Read More »March 27, 1945
The forcible “spacing” of houses has now extended to the vicinity of my colleagues’ house in Yotsuya. Their place was saved from condemnation and destruction… Read More »27th March 1945
We were told that tonight is to be the last leg of our trip. We are going to Tuguegarao. From Tuguegarao, we will leave by… Read More »March 27, 1945 — Tuesday