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Military housing (ddr-densho-114-151)
Original caption: An effort is made to find housing for military personnel by a house-to-house canvass of homes in the Tokyo, Japan, area. Nisei Tec 5 Tom T. Aoyagi, Hq. Co., dependents' housing section, GHQ, Army Forces in the Pacific, of Milo, Hawaii, assists Major Clarence L. Dufgeans, Pacusa Chofu Flight section, of Montgomery, Ala., right. …

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Memorial (ddr-densho-356-34)
Photograph of memorial for Tomojiro Tsukada in Japan. Inscribed on back "Taken a few days after Father passed away 212 Kagomachi, Koishikawaku, Tokyo December 1940."

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Japanese glassworker making a bowl (ddr-densho-299-65)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2855. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing of glassware in Japan: / With painstaking care a Japanese employee / at the Hoya Glass Factory, Tokyo, Japan, / fashions a glass bowl. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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Airfield in Hokkaido (ddr-densho-397-219)
The caption in the photo album reads "Snowy Chitose airfield en route to Tokyo". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

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Tokyo Theatre (ddr-densho-397-114)
The caption in the photo album reads "Tokyo Theatre at 3:30 PM Nov. '46". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.

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General MacArthur and Maj. Gen. Mueller waiting for the arrival of Secretary Royall (ddr-densho-299-36)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-799. 1 Feb 49 / General MacArthur awaits arrival of / Secretary Royall in Tokyo, Japan: / General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, / Supreme Commander Allied Powers, awaits / the arrival of Secretary of the Army / Kenneth C. Royall at Haneda Air Base, / Tokyo, Japan. With General MacArthur is / …

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The American Economic Mission meeting at the Maple Club (ddr-njpa-1-375)
Caption on reverse: "The American Economic Mission at the Maple Club in Tokyo, at dinner under the joing auspices of the Japan Economic Federation, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Japan and America Trade Council, on April 8th. (Reading from right) Mrs. Kensuke Horinouchi, wife of the director of the American Bureau of the Foreign …

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Article about Seijun Asakura (ddr-njpa-5-293)
Translation of article: Mr. Asakura Seijun lived in Kona, Hawaii, and suddenly returned to Japan. He was a news reporter in Tokyo after graduating from Keio University.

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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 5 (July 30, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-30)
Selected article titles: "Noguchi Hearing Begins; County Witnesses Attack Coroner's Dept." (pp. 1, 10), "Japan 'Revises' WW2 History" (pp. 1, 10), "Chiraoscuro: JACL and U.S.-Japan Relations" (pp. 4-5), and "Tokyo Radio Fan Remembers WW2 Propaganda from KGEI" (p. 12).

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Letter from Ruth Yamada Matsumoto to Lillian Yamada Kuwata, May 9, 1952 (ddr-densho-432-18)
Letter from Ruth Yamada Matsumoto to her sister, Lillian Yamada Kuwata. The Matsumotos lived in Washington Heights in Tokyo, Japan. Ruth writes about the communist riots and their car being destroyed. She also discusses life in Japan with her family.

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Pacific Citizen Vol. 87 No. 2022 (December 8, 1978) (ddr-pc-50-49)
Selected article titles: "Japanese Donates $1,000,000 to Li'l Tokyo Cultural Center" (1); "Chinatown Witness Emerges, Says Wrong Man Convicted" (2); "Suicide Rate in Japan Continues to Increase" (12)

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Nisei mail clerks (ddr-densho-114-143)
Original caption: Nisei mail clerks attached to the Allied Translators and Interpreter Section, General Hq, Army Forces in the Pacific, Tokyo, Japan, sort mail in the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Bldg., Tokyo, Japan. They are, l. to r., Tec 5 Sam Morimoto, 2nd Det., ATIS, of Kansas City, Mo., and Pfc. Tadao Satow, 3rd Det., ATIS, of …

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The Matsumoto Family in playing in snow (ddr-densho-432-23)
Caption on reverse: "The Matsumotos and friend. / Washingto [sic] Heights, Tokyo, Japan / about 1954 or 1955." Left to right: Clyde Matsumoto, uknown, Ruth Matsumoto, Dawn Matsumoto, and Allen Matsumoto.

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Japanese glassblower making a cocktail glass (ddr-densho-299-66)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2860. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing glassware in Japan: / A youthful employee at the Hoya Glass / Factory, Tokyo, Japan, uses a blowing / tube during the first stage of making / a cocktail glass. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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A house and stone garden (ddr-densho-299-19)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1438. 1 March 49 / NRS Project: / Frame dwelling and a collection of / stones used for gardens in Tokyo, Japan. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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Family meal in Tokyo (ddr-densho-477-502)
Photograph of Takeo Isoshima (left) and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima (center) having a meal with Fuki (Isoshima) Kawada. The caption below the photo reads "Japan-Tokyo Sister Fuki" in black ink.

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Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2152, Vol. 93, No. 8 (August 21, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-33)
Selected article titles: "DeWitt's CIC chief faces stiff questions" (p. 1), "Nisei Week disqualifies 2 princesses" (p. 1), "Prewar Little Tokyo photos go on display" (p. 3), "Americans say Japan food healthful" (p. 6), "Did American houses infect living patterns in Japan?" (p. 8).

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Nisei soldiers at a dance (ddr-densho-114-469)
Original caption: Civilians and soldiers, attached to the Allied Translator and Interpreter section, General Hq, Army Forces in the Pacific, and quartered in the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Bldg., Tokyo, Japan, attend weekly dance for members of their unit. It is a popular activity in Tokyo planned for the Nisei. 9/3/46.

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Short article regarding Kosho Otani (ddr-njpa-4-1916)
Article [translation]: "Abbot K. Otani, Feeling Better, Heads for Home. Buddhist Abbot Kosho K. Otani, heir to the leadership of the 10 million member Higashi Hongwanji Sect, will leave tonight for Tokyo after recuperating in Hawaii from an attack of mumps. The Abbot had reservations for Japan Air Line's flight 603, arriving at Tokyo 9:30 a.m. …

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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. …

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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 110, No. 15 (April 20, 1990) (ddr-pc-62-15)
Select article titles: "1916-1990: Matsunaga Will Not Be Forgotten"(p.1); "Overseas Japanese Assn. to Hold 31st Convention in Tokyo May 16-18"(p.3); "Fear and Loathing of Japan"(p.5); "English Novelist Ishiguro Revisits Japan for the First Time in 30 Years"(p.6).

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A building under construction (ddr-densho-299-31)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1439. 1 March 49 / NRS Project: / Scaffolding around a building in Tokyo, / Japan, showing the use of wood for / repair purposes. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army. "

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Construction of the interior of a house in Tokyo (ddr-densho-299-53)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1443. 1 March 49 / NRS Project: / Interior of frame work and wood / strips used in a plaster house in / Tokyo, Japan. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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Billy Rose and Eleanor Holm arrive at Haneda Air Base (ddr-densho-299-59)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1140. 13 Feb 49 / The Billy Rose's arrive in Tokyo, Japan: / Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rose (New York, NY) / theatrical producer, are greeted by / occupation personnel as they step from / a plane at Haneda Air Base, Tokyo, / Japan, shortly after their arrival from / the states. Mrs. …

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Japanese glassworker cools down a cocktail glass with a fan (ddr-densho-299-67)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2057. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing glassware in Japan / After twisting, a Japanese worker at / the Hoya Glass Factory, Tokyo, Japan, / fans the stem of a cocktail glass to / cool it to prevent it from losing its / shape. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. Army."