MacArthur, Douglas. Reports of General MacArthur Vol II – Part II. დაარქივებულია ორიგინალიდან — იანვარი 31, 2017. ციტატა: „On the same day that the Rescript to the armed forces was issued, three Imperial Princes left Tokyo by air as personal representatives of the Emperor to urge compliance with the surrender decision upon the major overseas commands. The envoys chosen all held military rank as officers of the Army, and they had been guaranteed safety of movement by General MacArthur's headquarters. General Prince Yasuhiko Asaka was dispatched as envoy to the headquarters of the expeditionary forces in China, Maj. Gen. Prince Haruhiko Kanin to the Southern Army, and Lt. Col. Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda to the Kwantung Army in Manchuria.“ ციტირების თარიღი: იანვარი 25, 2022.
Asada 1998. Asada, Sadao (November 1998). „The Shock of the Atomic Bomb and Japan's Decision to Surrender: A Reconsideration“. The Pacific Historical Review. 67 (4): 477–512. doi:10.2307/3641184. JSTOR3641184.
Asada 1998. Asada, Sadao (November 1998). „The Shock of the Atomic Bomb and Japan's Decision to Surrender: A Reconsideration“. The Pacific Historical Review. 67 (4): 477–512. doi:10.2307/3641184. JSTOR3641184.
MacArthur, Douglas. Reports of General MacArthur Vol II – Part II. დაარქივებულია ორიგინალიდან — იანვარი 31, 2017. ციტატა: „On the same day that the Rescript to the armed forces was issued, three Imperial Princes left Tokyo by air as personal representatives of the Emperor to urge compliance with the surrender decision upon the major overseas commands. The envoys chosen all held military rank as officers of the Army, and they had been guaranteed safety of movement by General MacArthur's headquarters. General Prince Yasuhiko Asaka was dispatched as envoy to the headquarters of the expeditionary forces in China, Maj. Gen. Prince Haruhiko Kanin to the Southern Army, and Lt. Col. Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda to the Kwantung Army in Manchuria.“ ციტირების თარიღი: იანვარი 25, 2022.
