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January 14, 1950
The Northwest Times
Seattle, King County, Washington
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Mike Masaoka, JACL Anti-Discrimination Committee director, met in Washington, D.C., with four Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry officials—the first to visit the U.S. since the war—to discuss wartime treatment of Japanese ancestry aliens. They are studying U.S. State Department policies as government guests.
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Masaoka Meets Japan Heads
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 14 (ADC) - Mike Masaoka, national JACL Anti-Discrimination Committee legislative director, met recently with the first four Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry officials to visit the United States since the war.
The four conferred with Masaoka on the war-time treatment of aliens of Japanese ancestry in the United States. They include:
Katsumi Ono, Director, Bureau of Political Affairs and pre-war head of the American Affairs Bureau, Foreign Affairs Ministry, and Third Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Washington; Yasuhiko Nara, Deputy Chief, Press Section, Public Information and Cultural Division; Harumi Takeuchi, Chief, Research Bureau for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Jun Tsuchiya, Liaison Section between the Ministry and SCAP in Japan.
The four are in the United States as guests of this government to study American State Department policies and techniques.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 14 (ADC) - Mike Masaoka, national JACL Anti-Discrimination Committee legislative director, met recently with the first four Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry officials to visit the United States since the war.
The four conferred with Masaoka on the war-time treatment of aliens of Japanese ancestry in the United States. They include:
Katsumi Ono, Director, Bureau of Political Affairs and pre-war head of the American Affairs Bureau, Foreign Affairs Ministry, and Third Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Washington; Yasuhiko Nara, Deputy Chief, Press Section, Public Information and Cultural Division; Harumi Takeuchi, Chief, Research Bureau for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Jun Tsuchiya, Liaison Section between the Ministry and SCAP in Japan.
The four are in the United States as guests of this government to study American State Department policies and techniques.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Japanese Officials
Post War Visit
Anti Discrimination
Wartime Treatment
State Department
Washington Dc
What entities or persons were involved?
Mike Masaoka
Katsumi Ono
Yasuhiko Nara
Harumi Takeuchi
Jun Tsuchiya
Where did it happen?
Washington, D.C., United States
Story Details
Key Persons
Mike Masaoka
Katsumi Ono
Yasuhiko Nara
Harumi Takeuchi
Jun Tsuchiya
Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Event Date
Recently Before Jan. 14
Story Details
Mike Masaoka met with four Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry officials to discuss wartime treatment of Japanese ancestry aliens in the US; the officials are studying US State Department policies as government guests.