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Tokyo Rose: see D'Aquino, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Iva Toguri, 1916–2006, American citizen of Japanese descent, best-known of some dozen women who, during World War II, made English propaganda broadcasts to American troops on Radio Tokyo; b. Los Angeles as Iva Ikuko Togura. ..... Click the link for more information. . Tokyo Roseorig. Ikuko Toguri(born July 4, 1916, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.) U.S. broadcaster. She was visiting Japan when she was stranded at the outbreak of World War II. In 1943 she began radio announcing for a propaganda program beamed at U.S. troops, and eventually she became one of 13 women announcers, all native speakers of American English, collectively known as Tokyo Rose. After the war she was convicted of treason and served six years in a U.S. prison. Mitigating information later came to light, and she was pardoned in 1977. Tokyo Rose (Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino, 1916–) Japanese broadcaster who urged U.S. troops to surrender during WWII. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 449] See : Propaganda How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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During World War II, a Japanese radio broadcaster and propagandist named Tokyo Rose sought to destroy the morale of our troops by driving home three points, notes Ted Poe, congressman from Texas: ``One, your president is lying to you. In The Saltiness of Greatness, also 1992, stacked blocks of compressed salt chart the relative energy consumption and expenditure of Genghis Khan, Tokyo Rose, Bruce Lee, and Mao Tse-tung during their respective "reigns. Although the creativity of Jefferson-Waterman's PR efforts is needed a marvel, on should also keep in mind that, for just slightly more egregious propagandizing, Tokyo Rose was convicted of war crimes. |
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