Tokyo Rose (alternate spelling Tokio Rose) was a generic name given by Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II to any of approximately twenty English-speaking female broadcasters of Japanese propaganda. The name is most strongly associated with Iva Toguri D'Aquino; other women who may together have warranted the title include American Ruth Hayakawa (who substituted for Iva on weekends) and Canadian June Suyama ("The Nightingale of Nanking"). Tokyo Rose broadcasts were typically preceded by the original Mandarin version of "Rose, Rose I love you", recorded in 1940 by Yao Lee. This may account for the name "Tokyo Rose". Many listeners mistakenly assumed that the introductory song was Japanese. Tokyo Mose As "Tokyo Mose" during and after World War II, Walter Kaner aired on US Army Radio, answering Tokyo Rose?s broadcasts. In Japan, his "Moshi, Moshi Ano-ne" theme song, sung to the tune of "London Bridge is Falling Dow

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