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TOKYO -- It was mid-December 1945. Donald Keene stopped in Tokyo en route to the United States, after leaving an occupation unit in China, where he ha
TOKYO -- Donald Keene, who had stayed in China's Tsingtao for a period after World War II, finally set foot on Japan's mainland in December 1945. Thou
TOKYO -- Donald Keene was in Guam when he listened to Emperor Hirohito's broadcast on Aug. 15, 1945, announcing Japan's surrender. Following the end o
TOKYO -- During his time as a U.S. Navy language officer in Okinawa, Donald Keene came into contact with the Japanese language through communication w
TOKYO -- Following his encounter with the words of Japanese people through the diaries of fallen soldiers, renowned Japanologist Donald Keene was summ