World War 2: Pearl Harbor Through Japanese Eyes: The First Stories of the Pacific Theatre (Pearl Harbor, World War 2, WW2, DDay, Battle of Midway, Pacific Theatre Book 1) by Robert Jenkins

Author:Robert Jenkins [Jenkins, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Success Publishing
Published: 2015-10-30T23:00:00+00:00

Takeo Yoshikawa

Hawaii is the home of 160,000 people of Japanese ancestry. Hawaii also became the main headquarters for the intelligence division for the Japanese This is because the Pearl Harbor port of Oahu is where the Pacific fleet of the United States naval forces is, and it was easy for a Japanese spy to blend in with the masses. To relay the activities of the US Navy to Tokyo, someone had to be present in Hawaii to survey the situation. The opportunity to work as a spy in Hawaii was given to Takeo Yoshikawa. Born on March 7th 1914, he graduated top of his class from the imperial Japanese Naval Academy. Yoshikawa served in the submarines division for some time before starting his training as a naval pilot. Before completing his training, it was discovered that he had issues with his stomach and was discharged from the naval forces during 1936. This caused him to contemplate killing himself.

After a year, he started collecting information on the United States naval forces and joined the naval intelligence. He was a well-known expert in intercepting transmissions which he was recognized for, even from Adolf Hitler. One time, a shortwave radio message in English that contained information on some transports to England was leaving the port in Freetown; it was intercepted by Yoshikawa and passed onto the Germans. This resulted in the English troops being destroyed, including ships vital to their operations. He became fluent in English and became a junior diplomat in 1940 after completing his English examinations.

Being an expert on the United States Navy, and along with his knowledge on message encrypting and transmissions, he was sent to Hawaii with the name of Tadashi Morimura, the vice consul. He reached the Hawaii port on March 27th 1941. The second story apartment that he rented had a view of Pearl Harbor. After his arrival, he made an effort to become familiar with his coworkers, but was also secretly observing the activities of the fleet. His first step was to get familiar with the island. He befriended a Japanese-Hawaiian cab driver who did occasional work for the consulate and received his help. He also showed keen interest on the south coast of Pearl Harbor, which was where the Pacific fleet was anchored.

The consul general Kita, was one of the people who knew the true identity of Morimura. He aided Morimura by introducing him to a Japanese style tea-house. The tea-house was located on the north side of Honolulu in the mountainside of Alewa Heights. From the first time he visited it, Morimura knew that it was going to be his favorite spot. There was a restaurant on Makanani drive that also gave him a good view of Ford Island which was located in the center of Pearl Harbor. He used the telescopes that were present at the tea-house. He was very careful and did not overuse any of the posts. He never entered the enemy camps and never even thought about stealing the government documents which might lead to his cover being blown up.

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