0:00 - Worked at GHQ (General MacArthur Headquarters) in Tokyo

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Keywords: ATIS; Dai-Ichi Building; fire bombings; Japanese laborers; lumber mill; NYK Building

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4:27 - Reported to General MacArthur's wife at the American Embassy -- Engineered idea to build a water tower

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Keywords: engineer; fire bombings; steel; Tokyo; water department

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8:33 - Tsukiji Fish Market -- Translated communication between American GI and Japanese laborer

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Keywords: carpenters; cigarette; engineers; interpreter; Japanese citizens; Nisei; translator

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12:44 - Enjoyed hospitality at a Japanese civilian's estate -- Given a Katana (Samurai sword)

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Keywords: Americans; bath; Japanese culture; Nisei; occupation

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18:53 - Emergency return home -- Received news of father's death

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Keywords: Atsugi Airbase; deceased; father; illness; Pentagon; San Francisco

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21:51 - Sense of diplomacy during reconstruction of Japan -- Witnessing devastation from bombings / Helped homeless children on the train

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Keywords: atomic bombs; ground zero; Hiroshima; Japanese civilians; malnutrition; Nagasaki; NYK Building; starvation

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29:04 - Saw General MacArthur dressed up for Japanese Press

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Keywords: Dai-Ichi Building; GHQ; make-up; PR; Press

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