December 9 (Wednesday), 1942
December 9, 1942
Royama and I took off at 0830 from Gannosu (Fukuoka) Airport, by an army heavy bomber (reconstructed), for Manila, via Taipei. Arrived at Nielson Airport,
Takeuchi Tatsuji
Japanese political scientist, member of the Research Commission on the Philippines; he translated and published a third of the entries that he kept from December 1942 to October 1943 while on the Commission's business in the Philippines.
December 10 (Thursday), 1942
December 10, 1942
Accompanying Royama, called on Hon. Murata Shōzō, chief civil adviser to the Japanese Military Administration. Akiyama Ryu joined us at luncheon at Murata’s residence. In
December 13, 1942 (Sunday)
December 13, 1942
Rōyama and I took noon luncheon with Miki Kiyoshi and listened to his observations on the Philippine situation. Summary of Miki’s observations on the Philippines:
December 16, 1942 (Wednesday)
December 16, 1942
Conference with Rōyama: Difficult to find evidence that serious thought is being given in any quarter to future Philippine administration. Just how many of those
December 22 (Tuesday), 1942
December 22, 1942
Conference with Rōyama: What should be our basic premise in pursuing our re- search and investigatory functions in the Philippines? On the basis of what
December 23, 1942
December 23, 1942
Conference with Rōyama: Comparative study of the conditions and tasks faced by USA and Japan at the beginning of their respective administrations of the Philippine
December 26 (Saturday), 1942
December 26, 1942
Rōvama, Sugimura, Suekawa, Ōshima, five deputy members, and Secretary Akiyama gathered at the residence of Mr. Murata. Rōyama made a brief report on progress in
January 1, 1943 (Friday)
January 1, 1943
At noon, Chairman Vargas and other members of the Philippine Executive Commission came over to the official residence of General Tanaka Seiichi, O. C., to
January 19, 1943
January 19, 1943
Professor H. Otley Beyer, a famous American anthropologist at the University of the Philippines, was released three hours after capture and was given a research
May 24, 1943 (Monday)
May 24, 1943
Rōyama moved into the Elena Apartments, Room 33. I helped him move. So we are now in the same apartment building. In the afternoon, had