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Translating Japanese documents (ddr-densho-114-152)
Original caption: Team G, Nisei Japanese, of the translation and scanning sub-section, General Headquarters, Allied Forces in the Pacific, NYK Building, Tokyo, Japan, work at translating Japanese documents requested by other organizations. This team is responsible for the full translation of letters for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander for the Allied Powers. L-R: Tec 4 …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 107 (September 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-194)
Selected article titles: "Camp Folks Ready for Relocation"; "'Tokyo Rose' Taken Into Custody by Yank M. P.S."; "On the Other Hand"; "'Gentlemen, He'll Have to Answer to Me!'"; "Over the Top"; "Heap Praises on Mayor of Bay City"; "Missionaries Prepare to Go Back to Japan"; "Medicaid Care for Veterans"; "These are Some of the Things Soldiers …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 126 (October 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-212)
Selected article titles: "Inertia Prevents Tule Relocation"; "'He Seems to Have Been Born Brave'"; "Interior Secretary States WRA to Drop Tule Lake Management by February 1"; "Fear Mother Atomic Bomb Victim in Japan"; "Committee Supporting Non-Deportation Plan"; "Tokyo Rose Jailed on Suspicion of Treason"; "'They Speak Only Japanese at Restaurant'"; "Still Remembered"; "Soldier Killed in Plane …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 12 (ddr-densho-156-214)
Article titles: "Seizes 3 Japanese Stores"; "American-Born Jap Wants to Enter War Poster Contest"; "The Chiseler is Here"; "Work Completed on 160 Houses Heart Mountain Project"; "Workers Needed"; "Refuses Farm Jobs to Coast Evacuees"; "Socorro Citizens Vote to Seek Establishment of Internment Camp"; "Evacuated 'Little Tokyo' May be Latin-American Quarter of City"; "If Americans in Japan …
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W. Cameron Forbes honoring the Girls World Basketball Free Throw champions (ddr-njpa-1-385)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Girls World Basketball Free Throw Championship Cup Award Ceremony. The girls team from Shoei Girls' High School in Shibashirokanezaru [?], Tokyo won the World Basketball Free Throw Championship. As the four championship trophies and four gold medals sent to Japanese committee member [illegible] by the committee in Memphis, Tennessee, USA had arrived, …
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Helen Keller being filmed during her trip to Japan (ddr-njpa-1-761)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "The Miraculous Voice Goes to the Movies. (Tokyo) April 16, 1937. Helen Keller's miraculous voice and holy appearance were captured by a talkie camera under the luxuriantly blossoming cherry trees of the Imperial Hotel's courtyard on her first Sunday in Japan.
With the assistance of Ms. Thomson [illegible] the dialog under the …
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Mike Murase Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-526)
Sansei male. Born January 25, 1947, in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan. Moved to the U.S. with family at age nine and grew up in Los Angeles, California. Graduated from UCLA and was involved in a number of civil rights movements and organizations. One of the founders of Gidra, the groundbreaking Asian American publication. Worked for both of …
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Mike Murase Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-525)
Sansei male. Born January 25, 1947, in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan. Moved to the U.S. with family at age nine and grew up in Los Angeles, California. Graduated from UCLA and was involved in a number of civil rights movements and organizations. One of the founders of Gidra, the groundbreaking Asian American publication. Worked for both of …
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Article regarding Takeo Miki (ddr-njpa-4-931)
Article: "Progressive Party Leader Of Japan Here. Takeo Miki, chief secretary of the Progressive Party (Kaishinto) of Japan, and Mrs. Miki are visiting in Honolulu today enroute back to Japan after a two months' world tour. They arrived here last night from San Francisco at 10 by plane, and are scheduled to depart for Tokyo tonight …
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Toraji Onaka seated at a piano (ddr-njpa-4-1687)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) February 11, 1936. The Music Department of the Imperial Court is going to produce Japanese court music which will be played by Western musical instruments. The melody of the Imperial Court music is expected to be popular worldwide. The Music Department of the Imperial Court hired newcomers to organize the wind …
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Kohei Murakoso running in pre-Olympic trials (ddr-njpa-4-1151)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) May 23, 1936. National track meet held 11th all-Japan league. The third day of selections for the Berlin Olympics were held from 11 a.m. on the 23rd. The heavy rain from last night was letting up and soft beams of sunlight were coming through, but the track still had many puddles. …
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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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Shumei Okawa and others (ddr-njpa-4-1586)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) June 16, 1936. Dr. Shumei Okawa, who is a civilian accessory of the 5.15 Incident, President of [?] (51), was judged [?] of Chief Justice Shimizu as an accessory to the Navy on December 24th last year. He was referred to [?] and received a penalty of five years' imprisonment ([?]), …
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Mr. and Mrs. Naokichi Matsunaga with a Dutch minister and his wife (ddr-njpa-4-865)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Matsunaga left for his new post, ambassador to Holland. The new Japanese ambassador to Holland, Mr. Naokichi Matsunaga, with his wife, took a train from Tokyo Station at 12:52 p.m. on the 28th and left from Yokohama by ship. The picture shows, from the right, Ambassador Matsunaga and his wife at Tokyo …
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Ryushi Kawabata in his studio (ddr-njpa-4-549)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ryushi Kawabata, the king of the Seiryusha exhibition, has been devoted to bringing along his pupils to his studio in Omori. At the same time, he has been working on his great pieces, 'Pearl' and 'South Winds.' The 'Pearl' is very rare in Japanese painting. The photo shows 'Pearl' and Mr. Kawabata …
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Mineo Osumi in formal military dress (ddr-njpa-4-1799)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Commander-in-Chief Osumi. Ceremony of Imperial investiture for Admiral at the Imperial Palace. Osumi, Commander-in-Chief of the Yokosuka Naval District, and Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the first fleet and combined fleet, have been promoted to the position of [?]. The ceremony of Imperial investiture for the admirals will be held at the Imperial Court …
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Yorinaga Matsudaira and Shoju Koyama surrounded by others (ddr-njpa-4-815)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "National envoys Matsudaira and Koyama arriving today in the capital city. For the upcoming ceremony, Abe's party, a special ambassador, and the national envoys, Koyama, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Matsudaira, chairman of the Houe of Peers, headed to Nanjing from Tokyo Station by 'Kamome' at 1:00 p.m. on the …
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Tatsukichi Minobe reading his defense to the House of Peers (ddr-njpa-4-972)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "1, Defense, Dr. Minobe, and interpellator, Koyama, Minister of Justice (the House of Peers)."
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A crowd giving a send-off to Kohei Murakoso (ddr-njpa-4-1154)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Murakoso's departure. Athlete Murakoso made the starting line for his departure to the front. He is a Tokyo Olympics hopeful. The photo is athlete Murakoso greeting people who came to his home to send him off at Yotsuya."
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Takiko Mizunoe posing with a man and woman (ddr-njpa-4-745)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Takiko goes to America. Takiko Mizunoe will be going to the U.S. for a 3-month recital after finishing an 11-year contract with Shochiku. She will leave from Yokohama on May 11th by the ship Tatsuta Maru. Takiko visited the Ministry of Foreign Affair, accompanied by her vocal teacher, Mr. Murayama, and an …
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Uichiro Ogura working on a relief memorializing Heihachiro Togo (ddr-njpa-4-1737)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) May 7, 1935. Master craftsman Uichiro Ogura completed a relief sculpture which features army general Togo, who is recognized as a hero on the 27th. The 27th will memorialize the 30th anniversary of the Russo-Japanese War. Togo is with his staff officers on the warship Mikasa in the relief. This relief …
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A man leaving court with his lawyers and others (ddr-njpa-4-1516)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "At last, innocence in case where parachute did not open. Shoji Nonaka, inventor and creator, who lives at 617 Kashiwara city, Osaka, is not guilty in our first aviation incident of "the parachute that did not open. The photo shows attorney Watanabe, attorney Mori, Mr. Nonaka, and Air Colonel Murakami, from left."
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Haguroyama and his bride (ddr-njpa-4-10)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Wedding of Sumo Champion Haguroyama. (Tokyo) Domei 7th. Sumo Champion Haguroyama married the second daughter of the master Iyaemon Tatsunami, Kinuyo, and had a wedding ceremony."