Order of The Sacred Treasure
An Imperial invitation to the palace was eagerly accepted. Ofusa later told a New York Times colleague:
- "I have worked hard for the maintenance of United States-Japanese relations throughout my life .... When the war broke out, I did everything I could as a Japanese subject for my country. But never did I dream that I, as an employee of The New York Times and a working journalist, would have a great honor bestowed upon me by His Majesty the Emperor."
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