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Tokyo Rose (Iva Ikuko Toguri d'Aquino)

(World War II radio broadcaster, 1916-2006)

• Obituary (Discover Nikkei)

• Profile (Wikipedia) (Deutsch)

Of several Wikipedia entries, the German is the most thorough; there are also shorter articles in English and עברית.

• "FBI History - Famous Cases: Tokyo Rose" (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

• Keith O'Brien, "They Call Her Tokyo Rose". WeeklyWire.com, January 20, 1998.

• J. Kingston Pierce, "They Called Her Traitor". American History, October 2002. (Reprinted at About.com, "American History" section)

• Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino (About.com, "Women's History" section)

• Who was Tokyo Rose? (Ask Yahoo! February 21, 2002)

• "Orphan Ann" ("Tokyo Rose") (EarthStation1.com's Radio Propaganda Page)

Includes audio files of her known and extant "Zero Hour" recordings.

• "Orphan Ann" Home Page (website of Dafydd Neal Dyar)

• Tokyo Rose: A Report

• A letter from Robert W. "Bob" White, 65th SQ, to Aerial Gunners Association Magazine

• Cecilia Rasmussen, "The Painful Ordeal of Tokyo Rose". Los Angeles Times, "L.A. Then and Now" column, May 24, 1998.

• "How did WWII propaganda broadcaster Tokyo Rose get info on Allied ship movements?". Chicago Reader, "The Straight Dope" column, November 16, 1999.

• 'Tokyo Rose' Receives Pardon (Super70's.com)

• Dr. Dennis F. Casey, "Was it Tokyo Rose or Not?". Spokesman Online, February 2003. (Air Intelligence Agency, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas)

• 「東京ローズ」"Tokyo Rose" (日本語)

• アイバ戸栗の住む家 (日本語)

• Gary C.W. Chun, "Man on a Mission". Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 12, 2004.

Describes efforts by actor George Takei to produce a theatrical feature film, "Tokyo Rose: American Patriot."

• Hans Sherrer, "Tokyo Rose was Innocent!" (Forejustice.org site, July 6, 2003)

• "La Rosa de Tokio" (Exordio.com, "Segunda Guerra Mundial")

• Bill O'Reilly, "See Hanoi Jane Run". Columbia Daily Tribune, April 16, 2005.

Conservative pundit O'Reilly compares Iva Toguri's (supposed) actions as Tokyo Rose to Jane Fonda's trip to Hanoi during the Vietnam War.

• "Roar of the Tiger: The Legend of Tokyo Rose" is Glenn Conner Johnson's play about Iva Toguri d'Aquino and her experiences during and after World War II.