16th August 1945
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
Potsdam
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
6th August 1945
After leading off its Potsdam story two days ago with the observation that the Big Three “failed to produce anything that has direct bearing on… Read More »6th 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
1st August, 1945
The shadowy outlines and decision on the Potsdam Declaration may perhaps be seen in a Domei comment carried inconspicuously in an inside page of the… Read More »1st August, 1945
31st July, 1945
There was a time when the Japanese hoped to win a negotiated peace through the U.S.S.R. Probably about the time of Germany’s fall the foreign… Read More »31st July, 1945
30th July, 1945
Can the Japanese government continue to “ignore” the three waves of carrier-borne planes that attacked the Kanto this morning, or the fleet that shelled Kamamatsu… Read More »30th July, 1945
27th of July, 1945
It was a lovely day in Tokyo today; the sky was a limpid blue, bright and lively with clear sunlight. It was cool for July;… Read More »27th of July, 1945