Post-World War II

img View of trees and a tower in Nara (ddr-densho-299-211)

Caption: "View from enlisted man's R & R hotel in Nara."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-211/

img Tojo talking with his defense attorneys (ddr-densho-299-161)

Caption: "Tojo with his two defense attorneys."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-161/

img Refugees look at their flooded homes (ddr-densho-299-55)

Caption on reverse: "Flood"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-55/

img Dormitory at Waseda University (ddr-densho-299-54)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1940. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Wooden dormitory near Waseda Uni- / versity showing extensive use of / wooden construction in semi-public / buildings. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Performance of Tabasco (ddr-densho-299-207)

Caption: "Las Vegas style 'Tabasco' fit the bill, as far as the GI's were concerned, and played to / full crowds."

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img Carmen from the opera of the same name (ddr-densho-299-205)

Caption: "'Carmen.' The allied forces wanted to encourage the theatre arts which they had before the / war so the opera company continued to give performances which later became open to the / public."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-205/

img Lumber stacked (ddr-densho-299-13)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1953. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Lumber yard showing precut lengths / of pine, oak, sugi, and stacked uncut / lengths of bamboo and sugi. / Photographer - Orzio / Photograph by U.S. Army."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-13/

img Ted Akimoto and a woman look at pieces of rubble from blast (ddr-densho-299-148)

First two words of caption are partially covered. May refer to a "General Hansey [?]" Caption: "…secretary and I look at some fragments trying to identify what they might / have been we're about 50 meters from the epicenter of the blast which was directly on top / of the dome in the background."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-148/

img Emperor Hirohito opening sessions of the Japanese Diet following the war (ddr-densho-299-173)

Two pictures. Caption for top right: "Emperor Hirohito opens the fifth / Diet session. Note change in / apparel.." Caption for lower left: "The emperor opens the first session of the Diet after the war."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-173/

img Japanese woman with a heavy backpack (ddr-densho-299-58)

Caption on reverse: "Woman / carrying / heavy / load."

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img A woman shopping at a neighborhood ration store (ddr-densho-299-18)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-3065. 23 April 1948 / Living standards in Japan: / This photograph of a Japanese woman / shopper is to be used in a S & S / feather story on the living standards throughout Japan. Mrs. K. Haru shops / for food in her neighborhood ration / store in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-18/

img Allied troops land in Southern Japan (ddr-densho-299-119)

Caption: "In Southern Japan, troops who only a month previous thought they would be / storming these shores under heavy fire, land amidst the usual gripes and 'snafus.'"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-119/

img American troops guard the HQ in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-110)

Caption: "Our soldiers, all heavily armed, guard all entrances of our headquarters for / we do not know the mettle of a defeated populace."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-110/

img Rubble of prefecture in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-45)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5485. 29 June 48 / Quake leaves Fukui prefecture in ruins: / A signal corps cameraman records the / devastating effects of the quake which / struck on June 28th, 1948, and left / the prefecture of Fukui in ruins. / The quake which left thousands upon / thousands homeless struck without warning. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-45/

img Fishing boats hauling in the day's catch (ddr-densho-299-11)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1021. 8 Feb 49 / NRS Project: / Japanese fishermen haul in nets / off the coast of Odawara, Japan, / as the small boats are drawn to the / master ship, which is powered by / a deisel [sic] engine. When all boats / are together, the nets are emptied / and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-11/

img Ainu chieftain visiting Tokyo to present a gift (ddr-densho-299-189)

Parts of the caption are smeared unfortunately obstructing the chieften's [sic] name and date. First part of the name seems to be "Nos" and ends with "To" Caption on reverse: "[Name], Ainu tribe Chief / [Name], Chief of the Ainu tribe from Northern Hokkaido, / Japan, who is in Tokyo visiting his / friend Col. C. …

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img A water wheel in an agricultural valley (ddr-densho-299-26)

Caption on reverse: "WPA-46-69188. 25 Nov 46 / Agricultural Japan: / This scene of one of the many valleys / in Japan, shows the intensity of Japanese / agriculture, and the utilization of every / available source of power, as shown by / the water wheel in the middle of this / field. (Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan). …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-26/

img Japanese woman dressed for a festival (ddr-densho-299-178)

Caption: "Young woman in festival kimono with wig and coat."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-178/

img Emperorr Hirohito talks with a young boy (ddr-densho-299-165)

Caption: "Emperor Hirohito chats with a common child. Unheard of before the war."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-165/

img Crops growing in a flood plane (ddr-densho-299-24)

Caption in reverse: "FEC-49-1868. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Use of land on flood plane of the / Tamagawa River, Tokyo for growing / wheat and vegetables. Quite common / now in urban districts. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-24/

img Japanese rickshaw driver and passenger (ddr-densho-299-111)

Caption: "The only vehicles seen in the streets were jeeps or command cars with an occasional motorcycle / engine driven tricycle cart. With no taxis most people would rely on rickshas [sic]. There were a few / streetcars and charcoal fueled buses."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299-111/