AboutTom Expertise While it is a huge topic, I am well-versed in World War II generally. There is a huge wealth of information available on the internet, HOWEVER, one has to know the trash from the gems. Many sites which are not obviously credible (govt, university, and museum sites, for ex.), provide erroneous information (intentionally or otherwise).
Experience BA in history, and been reading and studying WW2 as my 'hobby' for 30 years. Regular contributor to several online forums in military history, WW2, and related areas and topics.
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Question I have been trying to find information on Japanese Internment Camps and there is a ton in regards to the U.S.'s involvement, but I wanted to know more about the Japanese governments reaction/involvement/any measures taken against it etc. Any information or resources you can suggest for this? Thanks!!
Answer I have tried to look up answers on this, as I didn't know the answer off top of my head, and there isn't a lot on it.
Where there is discussion of the reaction of the Japanese government to this internment, usually it is centered on the exchange of nationals. In wartime, citizens of warring nations can be interned (much as the Japanese in America were), and using neutral nations, these people can be returned home. Typically, the nations won't return military age men or anyone of importance, but they would exchange common citizens, usually exchanging similar numbers.
But actual reaction during the war is not something I have been able to find any real info about. It wasn't a secret, so I suspect the best sources of info would be to use a university's index for news stories from 1942 and 1943, such as major newspapers and magazines (Washington Post, Washington Times, NY Times, Life, Look, San Francisco Chronicle).
Sorry I couldn't help more.
Tom
ps - you could also google up some of the key sites (I found a number), and visit them, since many sites anymore have either forums to discuss things, and / or places/email to submit questions.
