During World War II

img Burned buildings in Kanda ward (ddr-densho-381-70)

Caption: 15. The scene of conflagration in Kanda Ward, Mutosakuma cho, (from New Years eve to New Years Day. Dec. 31, 1944 (Kanda ku, Mutosakuma cho kasai genjo. Omisoka yori ganjitsu ni kake, Showa juku nen juni gatsu sanjuichi nichi)

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img Destroyed building in Kojimachi ward (ddr-densho-381-74)

Caption: 19.

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img Bodies of bombing victims near Ryotaishi Shrine (ddr-densho-381-103)

Caption: 50. Burnt corpses brought over from the vicinity of Asakusa in Shitaya Ward are laid along the side of the Ryotaishi Shrine in Ueno Park. Mar.12,1945 (Shitaya ku no Asakusa homen no bun. Ueno Ryotaishi wakini shuyo seru zan shitai)Showa niu nen sangatsu juni nichi)

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img View of Kanda Ward and Nicholai Cathedral (ddr-densho-381-95)

Caption: 42. In the vicinity of Kanda Ward,Nishiki cho 1,2,3 chome (In the distance is Kanda's Nicholai Cathedral) Feb.25,1945 (Kanda ku Nishiki cho ichi, ni, san chome fukin (Enbo Kanda Nikolaido) Showa niju nen nigatsu nijugo nichi)

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img Bodies of a group of men lay on a river bank (ddr-densho-381-102)

Caption: 49. Pitiful sight of burnt corpses floating in the river. Mar.12, 1945 (Kawa naka ukabu aware zanshitai. Showa niju nen sangatsu juninichi)

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img Remnants of Mikimoto's Pearl Shop (ddr-densho-381-80)

Caption: 26. The burning of Mikimoto's Pearl Shop on Ginza. 1530 hrs.Jan. 27, 1945 (Ensho chu Ginza Mikimoto Shinju ten. Showa niju nen ichigatsu nijushichi nichi.gogo sanji yonjippun)

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img Aerial map of the Nishikicho Police Department (ddr-densho-381-58)

Caption: 3. Nishikicho Police Department Area(Nishikicho Keisatsujo Kannai)

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img Destroyed buildings in Kamata Ward (ddr-densho-381-105)

Caption: 52. Direct hits of bombs in the vicinity of Kamata Ward, Michizuka cho,103 banchi,0310 hrs. Apr. 1945 (Kamata ku Michizuka cho. Hyaku san banchi.Saki bakudan shuchi genjo.Showa ni ju nen shitgatsu yokka.Gozen sanji jippun)

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img Survivors walk past the burned bodies of bombing victims (ddr-densho-381-101)

Caption: 48. Pitifully--- burnt corpses litter the street. Mar.10,1945 (Hisan.. Gairo no mugo tarashiku taoreru shoshitai. Showa niju nen sangatsu toka)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-101/

doc Scrapbook of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-100)

Loose scrapbook pages containing newspaper and magazine clipping, a press release, and a speech transcript. Selected article titles: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Seattle Japs return home" (p. 1), "The National Director speaks to residents" (p. 2), "237 Bainbridge Japs leave, head south" (p. 3), "No refunds for japs, says city" (p. 4), "Sad farewells while troops stand by" …

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doc Letter from Kiyoshi Adachi to Mrs. Margaret Gunderson, June 29, 1946 (ddr-csujad-55-251)

Correspondence from Kiyoshi [?] Adachi to Margaret Gunderson describing the wartime environment and daily life in Osaka, Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0253

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-251/

doc Letter from Kan'ichiro Nagumo to Shoji Nagumo, March 23, 1943. English translation (ddr-csujad-55-891)

Translation from Japanese to English of a message from Kan'ichiro Nagumo to Shoji Nagumo, sent via the Red Cross. For original telegram, see: sac_jaac_0892. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0893

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doc Letter from Yasu Ikuma to Shoji Nagumo, September 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-892)

Letter from Yasu Ikuma in Tokyo, Japan to Shoji Nagumo in Los Angeles, California. It was sent via the Red Cross and forwarded to the Heart Mountain incarceration camp where Shoji Nagumo was incarcerated. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0894

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doc Letter from Kan'ichiro Nagumo to Shoji Nagumo, March 23, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-890)

A message sent via the Red Cross from Kanichiro Nagumo in Gunma-ken, Japan, to Shoji Nagumo in Los Angeles, California, and forwarded to the Heart Mountain incarceraton. For English translation, see: sac_jaac_0893. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0892

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-890/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 632 (February 24, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-667)

Selected article titles: "Japanese Finance for War Outlined" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Third Courier Sumo Tournament to be Held on Saturday, Sunday" (p. 3), "Interest High in Primary Tuesday in Council Race" (p. 4)

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 646 (June 1, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-681)

Selected article titles: "Europe War Hits Japan's Economy" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "New Shortstop of Rainiers" (p. 3), "Father Tibesar for Citizenship to All Japanese" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-681/

doc Oral Memoirs of Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-94)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-94/

doc Note: "The thing that has failed to warn us" (ddr-densho-468-182)

Thoughts on how Americans failed to notice rise of militarism in Japan after invasion of China

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-182/

doc Letter to Robert Ishii from Tom Ishii (ddr-densho-546-1)

Tom Ishii, a university student in Japan, writes to his brother Robert Ishii in the United States. In the letter, he details the growing number of restrictions in Japan, complains about his mother, and attaches a list of additional items to send to him.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-546-1/

img Man and woman beside a vehicle (ddr-densho-433-1052)

The inscription reads: Ofuna, Japan, October - '45.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1052/

doc Press Release: "Magic" (ddr-densho-1007-1851)

Press release draft from 1983 that uses declassified U.S. intelligence on the Japanese government, known as the Magic, to argue that the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was unjustified.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1851/