On April 8, he received a telegram that his aide, Major Rijome Kawahara, was killed and that Cebu City had fallen to the combined American and Filipino troops.
Pada 8 April 1945 ia menerikma telegram yang mengejutkan, ajudanya, Mayor Rijome Kawahara tewas dan kota Cebu telah jatuh ketangan pasukan gabungan Amerika Serikat dan Filipina.