Post-World War II
Japan
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![View of trees and a tower in Nara (ddr-densho-299-211)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c4/25/c4258f80989189c1dd1192ac454fbd04.jpg)
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View of trees and a tower in Nara (ddr-densho-299-211)
Caption: "View from enlisted man's R & R hotel in Nara."
![Tojo talking with his defense attorneys (ddr-densho-299-161)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6c/ff/6cff97ba351432528dc5162336ed05e2.jpg)
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Tojo talking with his defense attorneys (ddr-densho-299-161)
Caption: "Tojo with his two defense attorneys."
![Refugees look at their flooded homes (ddr-densho-299-55)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8f/06/8f06097f0d2d5ead8216cbd62cdd7476.jpg)
![Dormitory at Waseda University (ddr-densho-299-54)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/cb/95/cb95dbe3623ef4e05383355d27b6badb.jpg)
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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."
![Performance of Tabasco (ddr-densho-299-207)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/12/cc/12cc0abdca8609a2b1b3e3a704271ab8.jpg)
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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."
![Carmen from the opera of the same name (ddr-densho-299-205)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/0d/0b/0d0b0f59d61b1531497eca5e842e84fc.jpg)
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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."
![Lumber stacked (ddr-densho-299-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1f/68/1f68b153ebcc5f83246368f2f8531e9e.jpg)
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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."
![Ted Akimoto and a woman look at pieces of rubble from blast (ddr-densho-299-148)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c5/3d/c53df8d1774ee8c0bfec0be87b6f35b1.jpg)
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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."
![Emperor Hirohito opening sessions of the Japanese Diet following the war (ddr-densho-299-173)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c7/f4/c7f44e83b16a8b0545b685974fc20239.jpg)
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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."
![Japanese woman with a heavy backpack (ddr-densho-299-58)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/0d/7b/0d7b4ffe747b1372c8536e1901e56b68.jpg)
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Japanese woman with a heavy backpack (ddr-densho-299-58)
Caption on reverse: "Woman / carrying / heavy / load."
![A woman shopping at a neighborhood ration store (ddr-densho-299-18)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9f/65/9f65a3433c1265f3a5ef80e2b3ea3818.jpg)
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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. …
![Allied troops land in Southern Japan (ddr-densho-299-119)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/df/63/df637490edff0f33811350e2039393e9.jpg)
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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.'"
![American troops guard the HQ in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-110)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/83/02/8302ab7981546d34d73ff4be8bbb4080.jpg)
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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."
![Rubble of prefecture in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-45)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/db/33/db3314057fab376aeab6d4337f5e5e1b.jpg)
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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. …
![Fishing boats hauling in the day's catch (ddr-densho-299-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/8a/48/8a489bee1c43560aa9095a21cf72efa1.jpg)
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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 …
![Ainu chieftain visiting Tokyo to present a gift (ddr-densho-299-189)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e6/53/e653a336570b85161eedd02f66c4b24b.jpg)
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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. …
![A water wheel in an agricultural valley (ddr-densho-299-26)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/36/58/36582e728571775d9088a6e2ffe35396.jpg)
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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). …
![Japanese woman dressed for a festival (ddr-densho-299-178)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5a/f8/5af8b8268b29b8edb4630082efb56274.jpg)
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Japanese woman dressed for a festival (ddr-densho-299-178)
Caption: "Young woman in festival kimono with wig and coat."
![Emperorr Hirohito talks with a young boy (ddr-densho-299-165)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1f/c3/1fc335d5c0f2f2621939b51bbbf8cfba.jpg)
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Emperorr Hirohito talks with a young boy (ddr-densho-299-165)
Caption: "Emperor Hirohito chats with a common child. Unheard of before the war."
![Crops growing in a flood plane (ddr-densho-299-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/69/58/695868a435620b98c4ea142d0661cd16.jpg)
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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."
![Japanese rickshaw driver and passenger (ddr-densho-299-111)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6e/29/6e2934f4ed06393c49479ded8bccc111.jpg)
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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."
![A Noh drama performance (ddr-densho-299-208)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a2/b9/a2b9decf095dcb87a30bcc28c844bf7f.jpg)
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A Noh drama performance (ddr-densho-299-208)
Caption: "Noh Drama. Teaching the photographers the use of extension flashes."
![Bronze Buddha inside the Daibutsuden (ddr-densho-299-215)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/55/95/5595126e862906418daadf73113aec95.jpg)