About this episode

The episode explores the rumors surrounding a Japanese man in Port Angeles after WWII, revealing a more complex reality.

This week: rumors swirled around Port Angeles for decades after WWII that a Japanese man, Osasa Masaru, who had lived there from 1930-39 was in fact a Japanese spy who'd been sent to Port Angeles to report on the movements of the American Pacific Fleet. The reality is at once far more interesting and far more mundane. Show notes here .

People in this episode

Host: Isaac Meyer

Topics covered

• Japanese history
• World War II
• espionage
• American Pacific Fleet
• Port Angeles

Keywords

• Osasa Masaru
• Port Angeles
• Japanese spy
• American Pacific Fleet
• WWII rumors

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Port Angeles

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