21st January 1945
In preparation for the opening of the imperial diet today the government has announced the distribution of one bale of charcoal per family, the release… Read More »21st January 1945
In preparation for the opening of the imperial diet today the government has announced the distribution of one bale of charcoal per family, the release… Read More »21st January 1945
The press is still beating the tom-toms over the Ise bombing. A noted Japanese historian says that “the enemy are not men for men fight… Read More »16th January 1945
There is a limit even to Japanese patience, it seems. The Yomiuri, this morning, takes the Koiso cabinet slogan in its teeth and shakes it.… Read More »12th January 1945
As the Asahi puts it, with typical bombast, “the American troops have at last set their dirty shoes on the soil of Luzon.” the paper… Read More »11th January 1945
Eddie Vargas called up today by long-distance from Taiwan; he is stranded there. All civilian air travel to the Philippines has been suspended. We are… Read More »9th January 1945
Overcome Mounting Taxation Increase Through Temperance; Let’s Refrain from Drinking and Making Unnecessary Trips Thus the Asahi headlines a new increase in taxes, the ninth… Read More »6th January 1945
The chancery was deserted today. All the Japanese employees have disappeared; nobody expects them back until the 6th or even Monday the 8th. The official… Read More »4th January 1945