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Leocadio de Asis

Leocadio de Asis

(November 1, 1919 — ?), lawyer. Captured with the Second Regular Division, USAFFE after the fall of Bataan. Selected by the Japanese to enter a training program at the Japanese-established Philippine Constabulary Academy. Assigned to the Academy staff and taught criminal law and government regulations. In May, 1943 was one of ten Philippine Constabulary officers selected by the Japanese for training and study in Japan.

June 23, 1944 (Friday)

Waseda University. Accompanied by a Formosan friend, I went with Cruz, Peña and Sison to visit Waseda University, which is about 10 minutes’ bus ride

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June 25, 1944 (Sunday)

Mass, confession and communion at St. Sofia’s Church. Banquet by Catholic Ladies League of Japan. After mass at Kanda Church, there was a sumptuous banquet

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June 29, 1944 (Thursday)

St. Peter and St. Paul. Mass, confession and communion at St. Sofia’s University. Visited the new pensionados at Hongōryō this afternoon. Tony Paredes gave me

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July 1, 1944 (Saturday)

This is the second month of summer, and it is getting terribly hot. Bought Manchukuo—A Bird’s-Eye View by James Scherer at Kanda, Y1.80. Desiderio and

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July 2, 1944 (Sunday)

Mass and communion at St. Sofia’s. Met the Sawadas in church and gave Toshiko-san a few Philippine stamps. At 9:45 a.m., saw Mr. Yasuhiro Gō,

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July 3, 1944 (Monday)

Letters from Home. At 8:00 this morning dropped in at the Embassy and got letters from the Philippines brought by Ambassador Vargas. With Mr. Gō.

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July 4, 1944 (Tuesday)

Lecture of Prof. Victor Freue. At 1:30 this afternoon we heard the lecture of Dr. Victor Freue, a German naturalized Chinese, graduate of the University

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July 7, 1944 (Friday)

Attended class this morning, but my knee was still bad. Visited Felix Marzan, the kababayan, at a downtown Ueno restaurant to talk to him about

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July 8, 1944 (Saturday)

The Japanese evening papers published the news of the bombing of Kyushu by American B-29’s at 2:00 this morning. There was, however, no alert alarm

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July 9, 1944 (Sunday)

National Library at Ueno. Spent this Sunday morning at the Ueno National Library, going over the rows of index cards to see what English books

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July 12, 1944 (Wednesday)

Tokyo Central Wholesale Market (Tokyo-to Chūō Oroshiuri Shijō). At 2:00 p.m. today we visited this huge wholesale market near the Sumida River. Fresh supplies of

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July 13, 1944 (Thursday)

At Baron Masuda’s Place. Tonight I visited Maning Laurel who is boarding at Baron Masuda’s home at Kojimachi. He just left the hospital this morning

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July 20, 1944 (Thursday)

Dai-Nippon Biiru Kaisha (Great Japan Beer Company). This afternoon went on kengaku to one of the biggest beer factories in Japan. This company produces “Asahi,”

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July 21, 1944 (Friday)

Went shopping at the Imperial Hotel and bought books at Kyōbunkan: Japan Year Book, 1943-1944, History of Japanese Education and Kanji Dictionary. Presented to Ambassador

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