HSTY: Modern History for China and Japan

Most of this book is pre-19th century, but Section 155 contains several 19th-century documents about the regime change.

Documents span 1853 to the 1970s, covering topics such as nationalism, expansion, war, occupation, and becoming a world power. Includes excellent introduction on how to read/interpret a document.

Japanese documents span 1945-1950, covering constitutional, political, and economic topics. Some sources are Japanese in origin, but others are U.S., so read and select a document carefully.

Records from 57 Liaison Conferences between the Cabinet, Army, and Navy representatives, and records from 5 Imperial Conferences, in which the Emperor ratified the Liaison Conference decisions.

Documents span the period from the planning of the attack through the aftermath.

Includes documents on the Japanese navy before the Pacific War, pre-war Japanese diplomacy, and post-Pearl Harbor Japan.

Diary of a Japanese naval admiral, 1941-1945.

Personal experiences in Tokyo during WWII, including bombings, food shortages, civilian relocations, and more.

Includes some U.S. documents, but also Japanese political and military documents and diary excerpts, Japanese surrender documents, interrogations of Japanese officials, and statements of Japanese officials on WWII.

Official report of Japanese committee investigating the effects of the atomic bombs. Warning: contains some graphic images.

The journal of physician Michihiko Hachiya.

Eyewitness accounts of the bombing.