July 31, 1945
Put on repatriation list #15. I don’t like to do it. Mrs. also does not like it although she wishes to be with Charlie and… Read More »July 31, 1945
July 1945
July 31, 1945 Tuesday
Yesterday, I received a long letter from my wife containing plenty of news. Immediately after the occupation of Manila, Gen. Maeda, Chief of Staff of… Read More »July 31, 1945 Tuesday
31st July, 1945
There was a time when the Japanese hoped to win a negotiated peace through the U.S.S.R. Probably about the time of Germany’s fall the foreign… Read More »31st July, 1945
30th July, 1945
Can the Japanese government continue to “ignore” the three waves of carrier-borne planes that attacked the Kanto this morning, or the fleet that shelled Kamamatsu… Read More »30th July, 1945
29th July, 1945
Japan will ignore the Potsdam declaration. It develops that Foreign Minister Togo reported its contents to the cabinet at its regular meeting on the 28th… Read More »29th July, 1945
28th of July
Tokyo’s dreamful lull did not last long. This morning about 240 P-51’s, led by several B-29’s, raided the Kanto district while some 600 carrier-borne planes… Read More »28th of July
27th of July, 1945
It was a lovely day in Tokyo today; the sky was a limpid blue, bright and lively with clear sunlight. It was cool for July;… Read More »27th of July, 1945
26th July, 1945
The Japanese learned “with trepidation” today that while the American task force is searing the imperial land with fire and steel, the emperor “is graciously… Read More »26th July, 1945
July 25, 1945 Wednesday
Autograph hunting continues. This time from Mr. Prospero Baluyot. I wrote, “Acquaintance galvanized by suffering is always enduring. This is one of the benefits we… Read More »July 25, 1945 Wednesday