24th March 1945
Let no one say afterward that the Japanese did not know what was coming. After Saipan, Yiojima; after Yiojima, Okinawa; at least that is the… Read More »24th March 1945
Let no one say afterward that the Japanese did not know what was coming. After Saipan, Yiojima; after Yiojima, Okinawa; at least that is the… Read More »24th March 1945
Saipan led to Yiojima and Yiojima may lead to the mainland, warned the Mainichi today. Apparently in preparation for invasion the vice-minister officer, Shibayama, in… Read More »23rd March 1945
In a communique dated noon yesterday imperial general headquarters announced the loss of Yiojima. The announcement quoted the last telegram from the garrison: “All the… Read More »22nd March 1945
The Times today carried two remarkable stories, both hand-outs of the military press corps. The first comes from Yiojima. “With the fighting on Yiojima reaching… Read More »21st March 1945
The train to Odawara was crowded with refugees and so was the neat little tourist tram to Miyanoshita. One young evacuee girl was making friends… Read More »20th March 1945
The emperor visited the bombed areas of Tokyo yesterday. The newspapers were reverentially brief and circumspect in announcing the event. No one asked him how… Read More »19th March 1945
We could scarcely believe our ears when we heard that we could order eggs from a Japanese acquaintance in the country for only 81 sen… Read More »18th March 1945
Imperial headquarters has announced that the Americans have suffered 25,000 casualties on Yiojima and to those who can read between the lines it is plain… Read More »17th March 1945
The roads out of Tokyo are crowded with refugees, each with his bundle strapped to his back. The last raid has done more to push… Read More »16th March 1945