4th May 1945
The Times today publishes in translation the letter of a Japanese mother, written to a lieutenant in the Shimbu unit of the special attack corps… Read More »4th May 1945
The Times today publishes in translation the letter of a Japanese mother, written to a lieutenant in the Shimbu unit of the special attack corps… Read More »4th May 1945
“Is it true that Hitler has been killed?” asked our maid this morning. I told her that it was only a rumor but that it… Read More »3rd May 1945
There was more than the usual touch of unreality to the business at the chancery when a telegram was received conveying greetings on the occasion… Read More »2nd May 1945
Today the Mainichi brought the first reaction to the surrender of Germany. “In the supposition that this report is true,” the paper writes the following… Read More »1st May 1945
Amid rumors of Germany’s unconditional surrender, the board of information yesterday announced that on the 27th April the prime minister and the highest army and… Read More »30th April 1945
The emperor was 44 years old today. Apparently there will be no elaborate celebration; the state banquet has been cancelled, as it has been every… Read More »29th April 1945
With a new American attack under way in Okinawa, the spotlight has been turned again on the tokotai. Both the English papers today carry their… Read More »28th April 1945
“In view of the increasing skill of the enemy,” the siren signals will be shortened. The alert (one continuous blast) will be cut from three… Read More »27th April 1945
Today is the 25th on the other side of the international date-line and the Japanese press is obsessed with the opening of the San Francisco… Read More »26th April 1945