November 10, 1944
Announcement of Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita’s appointment as Commander-in-Chief of Japanese forces in Philippines has served to bolster Japanese morale recently on the downgrade due to… Read More »November 10, 1944
Announcement of Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita’s appointment as Commander-in-Chief of Japanese forces in Philippines has served to bolster Japanese morale recently on the downgrade due to… Read More »November 10, 1944
Tokyo radio, in announcing the landings in Leyte, added that the Filipino and Japanese defenses furiously counter-attacked the invaders. This reports, however, were not repeated… Read More »October 22, 1944
“Therefore I, José P. Laurel, President of the Republic of the Philippines, presently proclaim that a state of war exists between the Republic of the… Read More »September 24, 1944
Last night there was shooting in Molo (a suburb of Iloilo) and also in Tanza, near the beach, where the clubhouse “Treasure Island” is located.… Read More »August 28, 1944
GRADUATION. At long last, at 10:00 a.m., our graduation ceremonies were held at the Keisatsu Kōshūjo, and we received our “well-earned” but still “unreadable” diplomas.… Read More »July 31, 1944 (Monday)
Mass, confession and communion at St. Theresa’s Church. I thought I would not finish the mass, as I felt suddenly ill. Returning home, I went… Read More »June 11, 1944 (Sunday)
New Bunch of Pensionados Arrive. At 10:00 this a.m., the new bunch of 25 pensionados from the P.I. arrived at Tokyo station. I was not… Read More »June 10, 1944 (Saturday)
At the Geihinkan. Dropped in this p.m. at the Geihinkan, Great East Asia Guest Mansion, to pay our respects to the members of the Philippine… Read More »April 19, 1944 (Wednesday)
Things have quieted down again and we are living a normal life in the city, with the exception of the high prices. Every once in… Read More »March 15, 1944