June 2, 1944 (Friday)
Bought the following books at Kyobunkan at Ginza: Romanized English-Japanese Dictionary, Grammar of Spoken Japanese by Y. Matsumiya, If America Fights With Japan by Homer… Read More »June 2, 1944 (Friday)
Leocadio de Asis
June 1, 1944 (Thursday)
Summer begins today, our second in Japan. Japanese colegialas [schoolgirls] have put on their white summer blouses—a clear sign that summer has definitely started and… Read More »June 1, 1944 (Thursday)
May 28, 1944 (Thursday)
At Dr. Kaneko’s clinic, I underwent an X-ray examination preparatory to the fixing up of my teeth. The doctor will charge me Y470, and I… Read More »May 28, 1944 (Thursday)
May 27, 1944 (Friday)
At the dentist this p.m. had the nerve of my tooth extracted. It was half an hour of mental torture, as the doctor worked on… Read More »May 27, 1944 (Friday)
May 24, 1944 (Wednesday)
Party of Ambassador Murata. At 5:00 p.m. we were special guests of Ambassador [to the Philippines] [Shōzō] Murata at a dinner party held at the… Read More »May 24, 1944 (Wednesday)
May 22, 1944 (Monday)
At the Dentist. Dropped in this p.m. at Dr. Kaneko’s dental clinic, accompanied by Yasuko Nagasaki-san, to have my teeth fixed. The clinic is a… Read More »May 22, 1944 (Monday)
May 21, 1944 (Sunday)
Mass, confession and communion at St. Sofia’s. Party at Maruyama’s. At 11:00 we gathered at Maruyama’s Music Studio to have a little reunion of the… Read More »May 21, 1944 (Sunday)
May 20, 1944 (Saturday)
Air Raid Alarm. Tonight at about 6:30 o’clock an air raid alarm was sounded. Blackout blinds have been pulled down, and Tokyo is ready for… Read More »May 20, 1944 (Saturday)
May 19, 1944 (Friday)
Still sick in quarters. Stayed in bed the whole day reading a 1941 issue of the American magazine which I enjoyed immensely. The tense situation… Read More »May 19, 1944 (Friday)