0:21 - Occupied Japan -- Living conditions of Japanese civilians

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Keywords: American soldiers; devastation; hotel; Japanese civilians; K Ration; Occupation of Japan; Occupied Japan; point system; prisoners of war; Yokohama

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2:47 - Disarmament and democratization of Japan

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Keywords: Black Market; chauffeur; democracy; democratization; disarmament; occupation; Occupation of Japan

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4:31 - Translating for labor leaders in Occupied Japan / Wife developed tuberculosis

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Keywords: Communists; documents; farm; Florida; General MacArthur; interpreter; Kempeitai; Labor Division; labor movement; labor strike; labor union; mob; Nagoya Station; Occupied Japan; organized labor; translator; tuberculosis; uncle

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8:50 - Black Market economy in Occupied Japan

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Keywords: Black Market; economy; jade; Labor Division; Occupied Japan; Zaibatsu

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11:12 - Military intelligence responsible for controlling North Korean Communism in Japan

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Keywords: Cold War; Communism; Communists; economy; industrialization; Japan; Japanese government; Labor Division; Labor Movement; liaison; military intelligence; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; North Korea; Occupation of Japan; Occupied Japan; Russia

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14:38 - Japanese citizens and the Reconstruction of Japan

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Keywords: Black Market; economy; Japan; Japanese citizens; Japanese civilians; laborers; Nisei; Occupied Japan; reconstruction

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16:44 - Sister lived a difficult life in Kumamoto, Japan during wartime / Childhood -- Attending high school in Japan

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Keywords: Atsugi Airbase; bayonet; education; family; high school; Japanese culture; Japanese yen; Kempeitai; Korea; Kumamoto; Manchuria; Nisei; NYK Building; Occupied Japan; Pearl Harbor; reality of war; Russo-Japanese War; school; Seoul; sister; Tokyo; Tokyo Station; train

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25:24 - Importance of Japanese cultural knowledge for military intelligence during Battle of Okinawa

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Keywords: interpreter; Japanese Americans; Japanese culture; Japanese government; Japanese language; Japanese military; liaison; linguist; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; occupation; Occupation of Japan; Okinawa; Ryukyu Islands; Soviet Union; third-class citizens; translation; translator; United States Army

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30:59 - Progression of Nisei soldiers' role and value in the Occupation of Japan

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Keywords: discrimination; economy of Japan; General Shin Seki; integration; interpreter; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Japanese citizens; Japanese culture; language skills; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Occupation of Japan; odori; United States government officer

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40:29 - Difference between Kibei and Nisei

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Keywords: childhood; education; Japanese culture; Japanese language; Japanese people; Kibei; Nisei; occupation; Occupation of Japan

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43:11 - Attributes to the success of the Occupation

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Keywords: Americanization; civil servants; English language; foreign policy; General MacArthur; GI; Japanese military; occupation; Occupation of Japan; safe house; Tokyo

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46:44 - Effectiveness of the Nisei in Occupied Japan

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Keywords: acceptance; American citizen; discrimination; Guam; Hakujin; integration; Japanese Americans; Nisei; occupation; Occupation of Japan; Occupied Japan; third-class citizens

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53:08 - Advice to future military occupiers / Nisei experience in Occupied Japan

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Keywords: humanity; K Rations; military publications; native people; Nisei; occupation; Occupation of Japan; Occupied Japan; Thailand; United States Marine Corps; US Embassy

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