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Tokyo Rose - The Most Hated Woman in America

Tokyo Rose - The Most Hated Woman in America

In 1949 Iva Toguri was falsely accused of making Japanese propaganda during World War Two

Witness History: World War Two history · BBC World Service

October 29, 20138m 59s

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Show Notes

In 1949, Iva Toguri, a Japanese-American woman, was wrongly convicted for making propaganda broadcasts on behalf of Japan during the Second World War. She was accused of being the infamous radio presenter known to American servicemen as "Tokyo Rose". Witness speaks to Ron Yates, a reporter whose investigation helped to clear Iva Toguri's name.

PHOTO: Iva Toguri in the 1940s (US National Archives)