He assumed the position previously held by linguist Robert King Hall at the Civil Information and Education Section of GHQ/SCAP in Japan, where he promoted the adoption of the phonemic Kunrei-Shiki style of romanization of Japanese (rÅmaji), and supervised studies on the feasibility of widening the use of romanization in Japan.
In addition The Japan Times, the Japan Travel Bureau, and many other private organizations used Hepburn instead of Kunrei-shiki.
Romanization of Arabic | Masaoka Shiki | Romanization of Russian | Romanization of Japanese | Romanization | romanization | Hepburn romanization | Yuria 100 Shiki | Shiki Memorial Museum | romanization of Japanese | Romanization of Chinese | Kunrei-shiki romanization |