0:00 - Introduction / Surrender of Japan -- Emperor of Japan's radio broadcast

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Keywords: commission; Emperor of Japan; General MacArthur; headquarters; invasion of Japan; Japan's surrender; Japanese Americans; Japanese people; language aide; Manila; morale; Occupation of Japan; radio broadcast; suicide; surrender; War Correspondence

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4:04 - Childhood -- Schooling and martial arts training in Japan / Personal impact of Emperor of Japan's surrender speech

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Keywords: education; Emperor of Japan; Emperor's speech; farm; farming; Issei parents; Japan; Japanese American; Kendo; martial arts; middle school; ROTC; school uniform

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7:36 - Translated captured documents at General MacArthur Headquarters / Seeing Mount Fuji during the Invasion of Japan

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Keywords: atomic bomb; Atsugi Air Base; General MacArthur Headquarters; headquarters; Hiroshima; invasion of Japan; Japan; Manila; Mount Fuji; Nagasaki; Okinawa; translator; War Correspondence

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10:33 - General MacArthur's arrival at Atsugi Air Base / Atsugi Air Base -- Reunited with middle school classmate

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Keywords: airplane; Atsugi Airbase; Bataan; civilian translator; classmate; corn cob pipe; General MacArthur; interpreters; Invasion of Japan; K Ration; Kumamoto; occupation; Occupation of Japan; translators; War Correspondence

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14:42 - Reaction of Japanese civilians to American soldiers / Stationed in Yokohama

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Keywords: A-bomb; atomic bomb; Emperor of Japan; hotel; Imperial Palace; Japanese civilians; Japanese people; Japanese soldiers; Japaneses citizens; riot; suicide; surrender; Tokyo; Yokohama

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18:34 - Reunion with classmate during Occupation of Japan / Niseis left behind in Japan during World War II

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Keywords: Atsugi Air Base; classmate; defeated countryp; invasion; invasion of Japan; Japanese Americans; Japanese soldier; Kempeitai; Military Police; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Occupation of Japan; PX; ration; rice; traitor; wartime experience

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22:12 - Training with Japanese ROTC challenged American loyalty / Japanese civilians showed acceptance towards American soldiers during Occupation

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Keywords: A-bomb; acceptance; American citizen; American citizenship; American soldiers; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; atomic bomb; dual citizenship; Hiroshima; Japanese Army; Japanese citizens; Kendo; loyalty; Nisei; occupation; Occupation of Japan; ROTC; Samurai Sword; US Army uniform; wartime

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27:07 - Witnessed official surrender of Japan aboard the USS Missouri

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Keywords: Allied countries; artillery; Atsugi Air Base; battleships; defeated country; destroyer; disgrace; General MacArthur; Japan's surrender; Japanese delegation; surrender; Tokyo Bay; US Navy; USS Missouri; War Correspondence; wife; Yokohama Harbor

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35:27 - Reasons for volunteering to be sent overseas to the Pacific Theater

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Keywords: Brisbane; Camp Savage; combat; dictionary; General MacArthur; military government; Nisei; occupation; Occupation of Japan; overseas; Staff Sergeant; Tokyo; volunteer for service; War Correspondence

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38:49 - Occupation of Japan -- Assigned to show War Correspondence newspaper reporters around Japan / Interview with a Japanese Admiral

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Keywords: Hiroshima; Japanese Admiral; Japanese American; Language Aide; newsmen; newspaper; newspaper reporters; Nisei; Occupation of Japan; Public Relations (PRO); Radio Tokyo; translator; War Correspondence

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43:13 - Responsibilities of a translator

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Keywords: American civilians; American soldiers; GIs; Hakujin; interpreter; Japanese culture; Japanese customs; Language Aide; Okinawa; translation; translator; War Correspondence

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46:30 - Other assignments as a Language Aide / Beginning of labor movement in Japan

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Keywords: American civilians; American influence; CIA; Communists; Hiroshima; interpreter; Japanese government; labor movement; labor strike; labor union; Language Aide; liaison; militarism; Military Police; Nisei; occupation; Occupation of Japan; translation; translator; War Correspondence

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