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Portrait of Saitaro "Cy" Dick Towata in baseball uniform (ddr-ajah-5-86)
Caption below photo: Saitaro "Cy" Dick Towata of the San Jose, CA., Asahi team, 1927. He was recruited to play with the Asahi in 1924 for a barnstorming tour of Japan and Manchuria (China). The Asahi lost three of four against University teams in Japan, but rebounded to win three straight against the Manchurian teams.
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Ryushi Kawabata with his son and other men (ddr-njpa-4-545)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "During his trip to Manchuria, Ryushi Kawabata, the last Western painter, who was nominated to be a member of the Imperial Art Institute, arrived at Tokyo Station at 9 p.m. on the 27th, escorted by his second son, Takashi, 26. He announced that he had given his resignation to Mr. Kitaura. The …
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Onoe Kikugoro VI at Shokei Nakamura's funeral (ddr-njpa-4-1764)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Kikugoro honors the spirits of a dead soldier. Formal funeral of the 5th generation of [?]. (Osaka). The prosperous formal funeral of Shokei Nakamura was held at his home on April 1, 1940. Kikugoro, who at present plays at the Kabuki Theater, and others who are related to [?] participated in the …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 116 (September 28, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-202)
Selected article titles: "Resettlement in Colorado Told"; "Soldier Asks for Plan to Assure Equality"; "Anti-Returnee Terror Raid Experienced in Auburn"; "Rince Worried About Whereabouts of His Son"; "Tons of Evacuee Goods Shipped Out Each Mo."; "Nun Workers, Manchuria"; "Seabrook News"; "Chronicle Says Nothing Trivial About Rowdies"; "WRA Forsees Chaos if Congress Decides to Cut 5 Millions …
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Minanogawa Tozo (ddr-njpa-4-957)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Osaka) August 6, 1938. Minanogawa, who now has great fame as the founding(?) Yokozuna, came back in the sun from a month-long trip for an Imperial Army inquiry on the continent. On the 16th at 7:30 a.m. he arrived at Kobe Bay by a ferryboat sailing between Japan and Manchuria. The hugest …
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Miss Ri-Ko-Ran (ddr-csujad-38-42)
It appears to be a clipping from a flyer for a record titled "Shina no yoru" [= Night in China]. The song was sang by Ri Koran, or Yoshiko Yamaguchi, in a movie starring her. The movie was filmed in Manchuria in 1940 and shown in the U.S as well. A photo from "George Naohara photo …
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Photo of a Japanese Army artist's painting (ddr-densho-299-234)
Caption: "As their aircraft carrier sinks, the officers drink a toast while another approaches with a flag." Ted Akimoto noted that "during the war many large paintings were made by Japanese Army artists. Some paintings were 8 feet long. These paintings were displayed in public places in the lands that they had conquered such as Manchuria, …
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Photo of a Japanese Army artist's painting (ddr-densho-299-250)
Caption: "General Percival and staff as they surrender their forces." Ted Akimoto noted that "during the war many large paintings were made by Japanese Army artists. Some paintings were 8 feet long. These paintings were displayed in public places in the lands that they had conquered such as Manchuria, and parts of China. After the war …
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Photo of Japanese Army artist's painting of the Death March to Bataan (ddr-densho-299-228)
Caption: "Painting showing the Allied troops captured in Corregidor beginning the 'Death March to Bataan.'" Ted Akimoto noted that "during the war many large paintings were made by Japanese Army artists. Some paintings were 8 feet long. These paintings were displayed in public places in the lands that they had conquered such as Manchuria, and parts …
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Photo of Japanese Army artist's painting of an aircraft carrier (ddr-densho-299-229)
Caption: "This style of painting 'Notan' is reminiscent of woodblock printing. Japanese Aircraft Carrier." Ted Akimoto noted that "during the war many large paintings were made by Japanese Army artists. Some paintings were 8 feet long. These paintings were displayed in public places in the lands that they had conquered such as Manchuria, and parts of …
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Photo of a painting of Japanese paratroopers (ddr-densho-299-233)
Caption: "Japanese Paratroopers landing on a Pacific island. Notan(?) style of painting." Ted Akimoto noted that "during the war many large paintings were made by Japanese Army artists. Some paintings were 8 feet long. These paintings were displayed in public places in the lands that they had conquered such as Manchuria, and parts of China. After …
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Interview with Harry Akune, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1601)
Akune discusses his decision to volunteer, his brothers in the Japanese army, his reaction to Pearl Harbor, the Japanese occupation in Manchuria, his time in language school, his family after the war, meeting his wife, his time in Chicago, and his translation work in the army in Brisbane. Video starts at 0:30. Loni Ding can be …
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Photo of Japanese Army artist's painting of the destruction of the British ships Prince of Wales and Repulse (ddr-densho-299-230)
Caption: "The painting shows the sinking of the British 'Prince of Wales' and the 'Repulse.' Artistic license / shows the two ships closer than in actual fact." Ted Akimoto noted that "during the war many large paintings were made by Japanese Army artists. Some paintings were 8 feet long. These paintings were displayed in public places …
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Zhang Xueliang addressing the military training corps (ddr-njpa-1-121)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Aiming for Elite Troops! Zhang Xueliang Working Hard in Hankou. (Hankou) Rengo. Standing at the vanguard and intent on cultivating staff officers in order to having elite troops, Zhang Xueliang, who was driven from Manchuria and recently finished his travels in Europe and returned to China, has established a new military training …
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Ikuo Oyama and his wife being led through a crowd under guard (ddr-njpa-4-1664)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ikuo Oyama and wife departed from Tokyo Station by train on the 17th at 12:30 p.m. because they could not receive [?] to Manchuria, going to America instead. Guards were very strict during this time, and when he got out from their taxi nobody was allowed near him because security guards, policemen …
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Close up of a larger painting of Japanese settlers and natives of Saipan committing suicide (ddr-densho-299-231)
Caption: "This is a detail from a larger painting showing natives of Saipan and Japanese settlers ready to throw / themselves over the cliff at the right rather than submit themselves to the torture and death that they were told / they would face when our troops invaded." Ted Akimoto noted that "during the war many …
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Signed note from Helen Keller (ddr-njpa-1-764)
Caption on front: "We differ, blind and seeing, not so much in the number of sense we have as in the way we meet limitations with lifted head and smiling face. Sincerely, Helen Keller."
Caption on reverse [translation]: Helen Keller Finally Comes to Japan - Introducing the 'Talking Book' - (Tokyo) April 2, 1937. Helen Keller, …