A Sojourn in the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan, the Japanese, and the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, My Diary: 1947-1949

On November 6, 1947, Doctor Ray C. Anderson was winging his way to the Land of the Rising Sun, a place he’d never dreamed of going after the end of World War II. Commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corp, Doctor Anderson had agreed to participate in a proposed genetic study of atom bomb survivors for the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. While in Japan, Doctor Anderson kept a daily diary along with taking numerous photographs of what he’d seen and learned. Today, his writings and photos exhibit a time period few have had an opportunity to witness. Doctor Anderson’s humorous yet insightful perspective brings forth a new awareness and growing appreciation for the Japanese as they recovered from a time of great hardship and terrible destruction.