Japanese civilians apologizing for the shame of surrender

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Theodore Akimoto Family Collection

Caption: "At the news of surrender, many people gather in front of the Imperial Palace grounds to / apologize to the emperor and some commit hara kiri." Photo confiscated from Japanese newspaper files.

c.1945

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Courtesy of the Theodore Akimoto Family Collection

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