Hiroshi Shishido oral history interview, part 2 of 3, January 17, 2009

Shishido continues his recollection of his time in occupied Japan, interpreting for the war crimes trials in Tokyo. He discusses the intricacies of the interpreting process, including body language and understanding various dialects and meanings. Next, he talks about his impressions of seeing Tokyo when arriving and the cold weather that he experienced. He also talks about some of the cultural things he did such as attend a kabuki show and speak with Japanese civilians to learn Japanese etiquette. He then talks a bit more about his experiences with the war crimes trials, including interrogations and going to prisoner of war camps throughout Japan to interpret for various cases. After this, he talks about some of the things he did in Japan during his free time. Along with talking with civilians, he would also go and visit his family that lived in Fukushima, including his mother, whom he had not seen since he was a child.

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