0:27 - Introduction -- Duties in Occupied Japan

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Keywords: ATIS; International Military Tribunal of the Far East; interpreter; investigator; Occupied Japan; Sugamo Prison

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3:13 - Translator for the War Crimes Trials / Reviewed the Kido Diaries

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Keywords: Allied Forces; Emperor of Japan; Japanese government; Kibei; Nisei; Soviet Union; translation; wife

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10:22 - Met wife while doing translation work in Occupied Japan

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Keywords: Allied Forces; International Military Tribunal of the Far East; investigators; Japanese American; Japanese Nationals; Kibei; Occupied Japan; translation

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12:19 - Members of translation defense team for War Crime Trials

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Keywords: captured documents; Kido Diaries; Nisei; prosecution; translation

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15:26 - Visits to Sugamo Prison / Investigator ID card

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Keywords: International Military Tribunal of the Far East; investigator; Japanese Defense Counsel; MP; Nobusuke Kishi; occupation; translator

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19:45 - Reception at Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi's home

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Keywords: businessmen; Japan American Society; Nisei; occupation; Prime Minister; War Crimes Trials; Washington DC

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23:23 - Intented goals of United States occupation of Japan

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Keywords: agragarian society; Communism; General MacArthur; Japanese civilians; President Truman; Soviet Union

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27:34 - Importance of Nisei linguists in Occupied Japan

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; Issei parents; Japanese citizens; Japanese language; refugees; Russians

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33:14 - Wrote article about American GI mistreating Japanese citizen

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Keywords: American GI; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; Japanese citizens; Stars and Stripes newspaper

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35:19 - Correct treatment towards Japanese nationals under occupation

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; Japanese citizens; Stars and Stripes newspaper

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43:31 - Occupation without Nisei involvement / Post-war demeanor of Japanese citizens

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Keywords: American GI; homeless; Japanese culture; Japanese people; Occupied Japan; propaganda; wartime

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47:21 - Stayed with prominent Japanese family during occupation -- Connections with Japanese cook / Survival of upper class Japanese nationals

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Keywords: enemy alien; firebombs; Japanese food; marriage; PX store; standard of living; Tokyo

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