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Tokyo Rose
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Hello Yankee brothers. This week we will dive into the life and story of Iva Toguri, a WWII Japanese-American radio host for Radio Tokyo, which broadcasted to Allied soldiers in the South Pacific during World War II.
Toguri quickly became inaccurately identified with the name "Tokyo Rose," an alias coined by Allied soldiers to describe the female broadcaster. Following the end of WWII on the Pacific front, Toguri was detained by the United States military before being released for lack of evidence. When Toguri tried to return to the U.S., she was subjected to a public outcry, prompting the FBI to renew its investigation of Toguri's wartime activities.
She was subsequently charged with eight counts of treason. Her 1949 trial resulted in a conviction on one count, for which she spent more than six years out of a ten-year sentence in prison. Years later, investigators pieced together the history of irregularities with the indictment, trial, and conviction. This included confessions from key witnesses who had perjured themselves during their testimonies. Toguri received a pardon in 1977 from U.S. President Gerald Ford.
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