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'''Tokyo Rose''' was the fabricated name given by Allied forces to a number of of American-speaking women who made [[propaganda]] broadcasts on behalf of the Japanese Imperial Forces. They taunted the American soldiers, highlighting their hardships and sacrifices and playing music from home, in an attempt to demoralise them.
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'''Tokyo Rose''' was the fabricated name given by Allied forces to a number of English-speaking women - mostly of American or Canadian descent - who made [[propaganda]] broadcasts on behalf of the Japanese Imperial Forces, during [[World War II]]. They taunted the American soldiers, highlighting their hardships and sacrifices, and playing familiar music from home, in an attempt to demoralise them.
    
Although there were a number of women used for this purpose, including the American Ruth Hayakawa, Canadian June Suyama, known as "The Nightingale of Nanking", who also broadcast on [[NHK|NHK's]] Radio Tokyo, as well as Myrtle Lipton who broadcast under the name "Little Margie" from Radio Manila, whilst it was still under Japanese control, none ever actually used the pseudonym "Tokyo Rose".
 
Although there were a number of women used for this purpose, including the American Ruth Hayakawa, Canadian June Suyama, known as "The Nightingale of Nanking", who also broadcast on [[NHK|NHK's]] Radio Tokyo, as well as Myrtle Lipton who broadcast under the name "Little Margie" from Radio Manila, whilst it was still under Japanese control, none ever actually used the pseudonym "Tokyo Rose".
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