27th August, 1945
Tomorrow the first invading conqueror in Japan’s history will land from the skies on Atsugi airfield. How do the Japanese feel? What do they think… Read More »27th August, 1945
Mainichi Shimbun
23rd August, 1945
A heavy storm raged all last night and it was still pouring this morning. Will the Japanese take it as a sign of the displeasure… Read More »23rd August, 1945
13th August 1945
The American reply to Japan’s peace offer has been announced by San Francisco. Delivered yesterday the 12th it demands that the authority of the emperor… Read More »13th August 1945
2nd of August, 1945
The warlords gave Japan’s answer to the Potsdam ultimatum at 5 p.m. yesterday. A special communique from imperial headquarters announced that “our army and navy… Read More »2nd of August, 1945
29th July, 1945
Japan will ignore the Potsdam declaration. It develops that Foreign Minister Togo reported its contents to the cabinet at its regular meeting on the 28th… Read More »29th July, 1945
25th July, 1945
For two weeks now the amazing American task force has raged like a typhoon along the Pacific coast of the Japanese homeland; yesterday it struck… Read More »25th July, 1945
5th July 1945
“Hate the enemy!” cries an editorial in the Mainichi today. Under this startling title the vernacular points out: “Enemy air attacks on medium-sized cities are… Read More »5th July 1945
23rd June 1945
Today the wartime emergency measure law went into effect. It was about time, if not too late. The vernaculars were speaking of “gradually mounting losses”… Read More »23rd June 1945
28th May 1945
Almost unnoticed amid the mourning for Tokyo was the first faint death-rattle of Okinawa. On the night of the 24th the Giretsu air-borne unit of… Read More »28th May 1945