Masatake Okumiya became a member of Japan's air self-defense force after the war and was active as a historian until his death.

Articles by Masatake Okumiya

The Japanese Perspective

By Lieutenant General Masatake Okumiya, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Retired)
December 1991
When and how news of the Pearl Harbor attack reached Washington officials is an intriguing, albeit quirky, story with devastating results.

Japan's Self-Defense Forces

by Lieutenant General Masatake Okumiya, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Retired)
December 1965
More than 2,000 years of victory had come to an end when the Emperor of Japan called upon the Supreme Commander of the Allied powers in 1945.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu burning on 5 June 1942, during the Battle of Midway.

Five Fateful Minutes at Midway

By Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya
June 1955
This article is an excerpt from the book, Midway, The Battle That Doomed Japan—The Japanese Navy’s Story, published this month by the U.S. Naval Institute.

How The Panay Was Sunk

By Masatake Okumiya Assisted by Roger Pineau
June 1953
The Government of the United States and all its citizens were shocked and concerned by news of indiscriminate aerial bombing of American and other non-Chinese vessels in the Yangtze River ...