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Tokyo Rose (alternative spelling Tokio Rose) was a name given by Allied troops in the South Pacific during World War II to all female English-speaking radio broadcasters of Japanese propaganda. [1] The programs were broadcast in the South Pacific and North America to demoralize Allied forces abroad and their families at home by emphasizing ...
Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino (Japanese: 戸栗郁子 アイバ; July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006) was an American citizen visiting Japan when World War II began. Unable to return to the United States, she risked her life smuggling food to American service men held in prisoner of war camps.
Correspondents interview "Tokyo Rose" Iva Toguri, American-born Japanese, September 1945. News reports were required to be official state announcements, read exactly, and as the war in China went on, even entertainment programs addressed wartime conditions. [36]
“Tokyo Rose – Zero Hour” follows the true story of a Japanese American woman named Iva Toguri D’Aquino, who became one of the Tokyo Rose radio hosts.
A U.S. court convicted Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino of treason after she was accused of being the infamous World War II propagandist.
Mug shot of Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Tokyo Rose, taken at Sugamo Prison in March 1946. The original compound was only 2.43 hectares (6.0 acres) in size. The construction of exterior fencing expanded the facility to double the original size. After being captured and re-purposed by Allied forces, the facility was operated by the United States ...
Description: Photographs of Iva Toguri, mug shot taken at Sugamo Prison on March 7, 1946. Captions on the reverse of photograph states "Captain Denton took me to Iva Toguri's house and made her wear the light tan coat and had her put on her rimless glasses.
Tokyo Rose was a catchphrase for English-speaking female broadcasters of Japanese propaganda during World War II. Tokyo Rose may also refer to: Tokyo Rose (album), an album by Van Dyke Parks; Tokyo Rose (band), a rock band from New Jersey "Tokyo Rose" (song), a 1995 song by Akina Nakamori "Tokyo Rose", a song by Canadian group Idle Eyes