26th August, 1945
The weather has postponed entry of the Americans into Japan. The first detachments were scheduled to land today with the formal surrender ceremony set for… Read More »26th August, 1945
The weather has postponed entry of the Americans into Japan. The first detachments were scheduled to land today with the formal surrender ceremony set for… Read More »26th August, 1945
American fighters flew low over Tokyo throughout the day. Most of the Japanese on the streets did not look up. One or two however shook… Read More »25th August, 1945
Today I went walking by the imperial palace. It was almost evening and one week after the promulgation of the rescript on peace, but there… Read More »22nd August, 1945
This morning, I modified my opinion as to when we will leave. I believe now that it will not be before the end of this… Read More »August 16, 1945, Thursday
The first impression of calm is wearing off. Underneath all this outward placidity Tokyo is seething with rumour, plot, and counter-plot. It appears new that the… Read More »16th August 1945
9:20 a.m. News came that Hirohito signed the surrender document. War is ended. But it is not in so far as we are concerned. We… Read More »August 15, 1945, Wednesday
The war is over. At noon today the emperor personally broadcast his rescript proclaiming peace. The Times, which ran the complete text under a modest three-column… Read More »15th August 1945
Tokyo was still silent on peace today and the rumor spread that an atomic bomb would be dropped on the capital if the American terms… Read More »14th August 1945
Monday the 13th is considered by some as a bad day. It was for Luis, one of our two orderlies. He was taken by ambulance… Read More »August 13, 1945, Monday