Ald CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, September 1, 1977 Pearl Harbor. Just a down-at-heel old spy . but He changed the course of histor Ono of the moet eucoceata see of all time has ived no no and not even a pension from the nation he served so well. To most Americans he isa less man, ible for the loss of half the U.8. Pacific Fleet. Both the Amert and the Jap blame. him for involving them in the Segond World War. Many Japanese condemn him indirectly for the atom! of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today he hag no job. . . a down-and-out who lives on an island south of Tokyo and drinks to forget. A man who has been ‘wiped clean’ from Japanese history ... the super-spy of Pearl Harbor. To millions around the world the name Peart Harbor corries the stigma cf Je treachery. ‘Re Pearl Harbor’ was one of history's great battle cries. The . attack started a war that questions the chances of human survival. For what began at Pearl Horbor ended at Hiro- shima and Ni ki in the fh cloud that sp d the atomic age and mankind has looked nervously over the shoulder ever since. Today, military men remember . Pear! Harbor not in anger but in awe. Japan, with a popu- lation of 72 millions caused the American colossus to reel in agony. Thousands died, hundreds of millions of dollars Poy) ia ij and were lost to the United States. Yet Japan lost only 30 men. Although thousands took part in the attack, one man — the famous Pearl Harbor spy — was most responsible for its success. ATSUYAMA, JAPAN Takeo M Yoshikawa is the spy who can never came in from the cold. His eapionage was so successful that it ruined his life forever. Yoshikawa is'the person most respon- sible for the sneak Japanese altack on. Pear) Harbor that plunged the United States into World War JI. He is the ley- endary ‘Pear! Harbor Spy.. For years thousands ot Americans who didn’t even know his name have cursed the fact that he was ever born. And many Japanese hate him tee. They blame him for getting them involved in 4 war they lost. They even blame him indirectly for the atom: bombs that fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World military cireles have long ean- sidered Yoshtkawa as one of the most Suecussful sples in recorded history. Yet he has received no awards. no honors, not even a pension from the Japanese government that he served so well. He has no jab today. He lives as a down-and- ‘out and drinks to forget. “T have been wiped clean from Japa- nese history.” he told me when 1 finally found him living on the island of Shikoku south of Tokyo. “Five years ago when J applied for a pension they said ‘We never heard of you.’ “When I told them of my espionage as- signment. of the long years working to become an expert on the U.S. Navy and of my dangerous mission in Honolulu, they were without sympathy. They told me Japan never spied on anyon with by Ron mane Laytner No matter how the modern Japanese or anyone else feel about it. the Pear! Harbor attack stands forever on the amuzing results it obtained. It was a low blow. cruel and dirty. tt ‘was not a popular attack against terror ism such as the daring Israelt rald into -- Uganda and the commando rescue of hostages. This was a-sneak attack byt # “tho other side". Yet Pearl Harbur was a military feat “so daring. so -brilliant, so audaciously: planned and so successfully carried out, that it has been worth a special volume in the annals of warfare. And the little man sitting before nie drinking Saki — the little man in poor peasant clothing — this little man I'd hunted for years, was directly responsi- ‘ ble for much of the Pearl Harbor attack, He was a broken old man and very bit- ter. “Today war is bad.” declared the master spy. “War is wrong. But in my day il was good. It was right. I wasa true - hero of Japan. But look what it has pronatt me in my old age. Look at me Hands shaking, he complained of mod- ern-day Japan. “It is so different now. All they do is think about money and win- ning new. markets for Japanese prod- Takeo’ s loyal wife Etsuko, supports the aging ex-spy by selling insurance. . Japanese Consulate staff knew him as Vice Consul Tadashi Morimura but he-was: really Takéo- Yoshikawa, Japanese Naval Intelligence. ‘ucts. There is no honor as hetore. They do not respect their elders.” It was different when YC oshikawa was a boy. At that time the Japanese Empire . was on the march. Then, the death of a young man in battle was to Japanese thinking Jike the fall of a cherry blossom that drops to ils death in full bloom and beauty. ‘The future spy enrolled at the. Imperial ‘Japanese Naval Academy at Ela Jima as 2.1923 cadet. Ii was one of the toughest courses on earth but four years later ‘Takeo Yoshikawa graduated at the ton of his class. Imperial Japan expected a “great eae teer of him and he served outstandingly aboard .the battleship Asama. After a tour of duty aboard submarines, he tater strained as a naval pilot. It was almost certain that someday he'd be a captain or an admiral of the Imperial Fleet. But Yoshikawa's naval career sudden- ly ended. A bad stomach ailment forced him to retire alter two years. It was a bitter blow and he thought of killing him- . Some weeks later a high-ranking of- ficer visited him with an offer of a job in Japanese naval intelligence. It was the’ | start of his ill-fated spying career.: Yoshikawa set out to become an expert on the U.S. Navy. For four years he worked on the America Desk studying Janes Fighting Ships and Aircraft and almost every newspaper, book and imag < azine published in the United States carly intelligence duties tele not exciting.” he recalled. “There were nu beautiful lady agents having adventures with James Bond. It was a job a librati- an could have carried oul. Espionage is still the same today. It's the gathering together of useful information.” In 140 it got more exciting. He was’ - prepared fcr an espionage assignment abroad by studying for and passing the. ~ Foreign Ministry English exaruinations. Soon he was a junior diplomat. It would be his ‘cover’. Even in school Yoshikawa was danger- ous to the Allies, One time heintercepted - an English language radio transmission’ from Australia advising that 17 troop: pare for an attack on Pearl Harbor and } worked night ahd day getting necessary information. “The Americans were very foolish. As a diplomat I could move about. the istands. No one bothered me. I often rented small planes at the John Rodgers Airport in Honolulu and flew around U.S. installations making observations. | never took ‘notes or drew maps. Lkept - everything ip my head. “As a long-distance swimmer 1 com- pletely covered the harbor installations. Sometimes. 1 stayed underwater for a “And my favorite viewing place.” “Te called Yoshikawa. “was a lovely Japa- nese teahouse overlooking the harbor. It was called the ‘Shunchoro." I knew whut ships were in. how heavily they were loaded, who their officers were and what supplies were on’ board. The trusting _ young officers who visited the teahouse told the girls there everything. And any- thing they didn't reveal I found out by _ Siving rides to hitch-hiking “American ; callers and pumping them for inforraa- tion.” The work was dangerous, “Once ats. Navy. sailor on. guard duty .saw me crouched down near an electrified fence. Re fired his rifle but missed mi For a while Yoshikawa posed asa Fili- pine and washed disties in the American Nayal Officers’ Mess — listening, alway alert. Between his aerial spy flights. ha bor swims. dishwashing duties, the ach Sha git interrogations and aetual vice: cons 's work at the consulate. he was in ships were Stearing Freetown bound for § England. ‘The Japanese gave the infor- mation to Nazi Germany and the ships were wiped out. * Later Adolph Hitler sent Yeiiawa a personal letter of thanks. “It was the only official recognition I ian ever re- ceived for my war services,” he told me. In 1941 Yoshikawa received a diplo- malic passport and went to Honolulu” using the cover name of Tadashi Mori- Moura. He was a vice-consul at the Japa- nese Consulate. ° fe found out later that Admiral Tsoro-> ka ‘Yamamoto had, prepared a detailed .': Pearl Harbor attack plan in early 1941 ‘and ‘that the plan was presented to the® Naval General Staff in August of:1941. "Twas a spy in the field without such i secret: inside information.” he said. “But I assumed my job was to help pre- "| haveve wander keep me interested. ‘She doesn't want me thinking obout: the. wor. 1 am waiting to . die and so | make pottery to keep busy.’ : long time breathing through a hollow os Teed. Bic a state of continual ‘exhaustion. On topof of ~ this he sthyed up late every night send- ing coded messages to Tokyo. The big day grew closer. oshikiawa handed a secret Japanese courier 97:an- swers to intelligence questions asked a imiral Yamamoto: concerning ships, es and personnel at Pearl Harbor. aa the fall of 194t. The admiral learned. for example, that most: ships were at anchor in Pear! Harbor on ay: — 50 he planned the attack for that* ay. On December 6th the Peart Harbor Spy sent out his final message: ‘No bar- rage balloons sighted.’ Battleships are without erinolines. No.indications of air gr sea alert wired to nearby islands, En- terprise and Lexington (aircraft car- Tiers) have sailed from Pearl Harbor.’ Foreign ministry officiats passed the information on to Admiral Yamamoto and the wily attack-planner advised his fleet. now moving in for the kill: ‘‘Ves- sels moored in harbor nthe darn 0 mls pho Hox olulu, Vice-Admiral, Chi ceived his order to aac - climb - Mount Niitaka.”” Around him his 31 ships,” six’ aireratt carriers. two battleships, three cruisers. nine destroyers, three submarines and assorted tankers. surged to full speed “ahead: His $50 sie planes would soon ‘: bea part ‘The attack exploded next_ mornin; Sunday, December 7th, 1941. At7:40 a, Yoshikawa was eating breakfast and * still sleepy when the firat bombs began to fall. “The consul and I listened to the shortwave radio bringing the news ya Tokyo." he sald, Together they heard the 5 secret.attack code. “Bast wind, rain.” the Japanese announcer sald it twice’ very slowly during the forecast. This meat that Japan had decided on ‘war ‘with ited States. Yoshikawa and the consul shook ands, His work had been a success. The - attack was on. muy zal into their offices ks and secret :. ‘and began diplomatle intelligence instructions. “[ heard new sounds and rushed ‘out... side,” he recalled. “E looked up at: the sky and saw a most wonderful sight.” Through the clouds a fighter-bomber streaked towards Pearl Harbor.and dis: ” appeared into black clouds of smoke ris: ing above the base. On the wings of the seat aly the consulate was surrounded by hostile crowds and Yoshikawa and the other Japanese employees remained locked inside for safely. At 8:30 an, oo lice arrived to protect them and the ‘ten ea dave we were held prisoner at Fe ‘consulate. Then all of us were taken under heavy guard toa U.S. Coast Guard vessel at the docks and taken to San . Diego, California. In March we were taken. to an Arizona relocation. cany which was Stull of innocent American. Japanese: Th They had done nothing. It was :. ‘ou see I couldn't trust them in Faw to help me. They were aay 110 the United States." the FBY took Yoshikawa and other diplomats to New York where they : Saved at the Astoria Hotel. Shortly after. . ey returned to Japan in a diplomat. prisoner exchange. ‘There was no hero's reception when he got home — nothing official, then or now. -He married and continued with the rank + of ensign in Japanese intelligence. " The war ended and the United States occupied Japan. Yoshikar aring he would be hanged went into hiding and ~“lived in the country posing as a Buddhist monk. As. soon as the Americans left he reluraed to his wife, In 1950: Yoshikawa opened a candy business. But. people knew who he was. They wouldn't pay from a spy —a spy whose country had lost the war. ‘They even blamed me for the atotnle bomb,” he declared with tears in his eyes. He might have starved over the years if his gg ee bach’ supe tm by le . = “My wile alone shows me great re- ; soeet sad the old spy. “Every day she hilo. ‘me, She knows 1 an a'man o “Then he lifted his cup. * “| am drinking to forget. I have so many: thoughts 108 = so Many years after the war... Why has history cheated’ me?” ‘Vhove three loves. U still: love my country, aithough it has heed me badly. | love : ~ my wife who is so good to me. But my greatest love is for my sweet friend, my little horse Jonny, who was given me by my wife to forget the war. In my youth 1 was a Samurai. | believed in wor and Goat f in battle. 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