The Tokyo Rose Case: Treason on Trial - Paperbackby Yasuhide Kawashima (Author) Iva Ikuku Toguri (1916 2006) was an American citizen, born on the 4th of July. Her parents, first generation Japanese Americans, embraced their new nation and raised Iva to think, talk, and act like a patriotic American. But, despite her allegiance to the United States, she was forced to spend most of her adult life denying that she was a traitor or that she was World War II's infamous Tokyo Rose. When the Japanese