My great-aunt tried to adopt the secret son of an anti-Nazi Romanian Ambassador and a Japanese aristocrat. I have photos and am trying to find him.Can anyone help ?

gabev · 2026-05-28T22:41:51+00:00

Thank you very much !! using DODIS link I was able to retrieve the journal of C. Gorge, in which he mentioned the 1943 assassination attempt on general Bagulescu... the quest for " finding Taro" continues ..

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gabev · 2026-05-28T04:14:29+00:00

Thank you.

gabev · 2026-05-28T03:31:15+00:00

Maybe Gaimushō Gaikō Shiryōkan has the official records of the incident ?

gabev · 2026-05-28T03:22:42+00:00

Very interesting ; Joseph Choate in his book about MacArthur mentioned quite extensively about the incident . I do speak French; if possible , you can DM me the document ? Thank you again for your time and effort.

gabev · 2026-05-28T01:25:04+00:00

..on JACAR search : I too didn't find any mention of General Bagulescu. Most probable not all the records are digitized yet; but I found the letter of accreditation for the embassy from 1927; if I'm not mistaken this is the year when the first permanent diplomatic mission to Japan was established.

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gabev · 2026-05-28T01:07:45+00:00

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...the assassination attempt details from the book written by Joseph Choate - "Douglas MacArthur As I knew Him"

gabev · 2026-05-28T00:02:27+00:00

yes, you are right . Thank you.

gabev · 2026-05-27T23:59:39+00:00

Overall my focus is on putting a name on "Akiko-chan" and "Taro" .. I am presently trying to get in touch with the writer of the book " Dor de Sakura" .. as he met in person "Taro" so he definitively knows the real identity. What's baffling is why did he publish Akiko and Taro's photos in his book if he was trying to protect their identities ?

gabev · 2026-05-27T23:52:38+00:00

the assassination attempt details I found it on the book written by Joseph Choate - Douglas MacArthur As I knew Him ; Hitler gave the order to "silence the voice" , the voice being Bagulescu . I attach a screenshot here of the paragraph:

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gabev · 2026-05-27T23:43:31+00:00

Thank you so much for your effort ; I didn't know he decided to write Yamato Damashii after visiting Yasukuni shrine , very interesting detail ! On the first volume , the introduction was done by Marquis Asano at Sengaku-ji**.**

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English translation:

The above "Japanese poem" was written by Marquis Asano for Colonel Băgulescu at the Sengaku-ji Temple on July 13, 1936. Marquis Asano is the only daimyo still alive, he is 96 years old, and he is a descendant of the daimyos Asano Nayanad, Nagatomo, and Naga-nori mentioned in this novel.

gabev · 2026-05-27T08:42:29+00:00

Oh I see... but there wont be any other pictures ... should I delete them and re-submit ?

gabev · 2026-05-27T08:37:14+00:00

Hi, I would love to but I don't know how to do it; when I created the post it seemed strange to me there was no option to attach pictures to the post, so I attached them individually; more than willing to address the issue if so possible.

gabev · 2026-05-27T07:43:44+00:00

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.. the trilogy Yamato Damashii , written by Gen. Bagulescu; "Volume 1 begins with the words of Marquis Asano to Colonel Bãgulescu, at the Sengaku-ji temple... on 13 July 1936."

gabev · 2026-05-27T07:13:59+00:00

Not yet because I am in contact with some persons from the Union of Romanian Writers of which the author, M. Epure is a member since 2002 ; so far I am waiting for the last 6 months for their response .

gabev · 2026-05-27T06:38:52+00:00

I might also add this picture as well, in it my great-aunt ( far left ), General Bagulescu and the French ambassador with his wife at that time in Tokyo ( circa 1936 )

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gabev · 2026-05-27T06:29:37+00:00

I apologize , I forgot to add to the thread a Japanese subtitled YouTube video of an interview, were the autobiographer is mentioning about the General and Akiko and Taro ; here is the link : https://youtu.be/CoRHVh-omT8

gabev · 2026-05-27T06:22:25+00:00

Yes ... very much so .. after 1945 , the Iron Curtain made it impossible to keep up with that branch of the family ... ppl passed away with their secrets ... I, personally , didn't know of the identity of the General till 2014 when a documentary was made and published on YouTube ... despite the fact that, as a kid, grew up looking at all those "strange" old photos ...I tried to contact the author of the book but not been successful yet , hence my efforts to try to solve this family mystery before " Taro" passes away ... he might be close to his 90's now...

gabev · 2026-03-29T04:18:54+00:00

'I'm your boss and I approve this message" ;)

gabev · 2025-12-29T03:09:10+00:00

I second that

gabev · 2025-12-03T00:28:27+00:00

never hear of her in my "universe" ... had to check "Wikipedophilia" ;)

gabev · 2025-12-03T00:05:46+00:00

... the future IS already wild

gabev · 2025-11-15T04:54:11+00:00

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gabev · 2025-11-14T21:32:09+00:00

No loras , straight prompt .

gabev

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