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Tokyo Bomb Damage Remains December 1945
ResourcePhotograph of a block of downtown Tokyo taken on Dec. 18, 1945, after the end of the war. A small illustration of the extent of physical damage Tokyo suffered as a result of aerial bombing.
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Komako Kimura and Women's Suffrage
ResourceKomako Kimura, along with 20,000 other suffragists, marches on Fifth Avenue in 1917.
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Lantern Victory Celebration
ResourceAfter the Japanese victory in the attack of Tsingtau, people participate in a Lantern Festival to celebrate.
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Kanto Earthquake Destruction in Tokyo
ResourceA shopping center in Tokyo suffered incredible destruction during the Kanto Earthquake in 1923.
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Displaced individuals outside Imperial Palace after the Great Kanto Earthquake
ResourceThousands gathered in the open space outside the Imperial Palace in search of safety from the fires and aftershocks of the Great Kanto Earthquake. Photograph from Sept. 2, 1923.
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Destruction of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
ResourceThis is a picture taken after the 1923 earthquake. The photo depicts what were once houses and the sheer destruction the earthquake caused.
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Great Kanto Earthquake and Tokyo Fire
ResourceOn September 1, 1923, an earthquake rocked the Kanto region of Japan, setting off massive fires in Tokyo.
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Signing of US-Japan Security Treaty 1951
ResourceThe signing of the US-Japan Security Treaty allowed US Troops to be stationed in Japan after the Occupation. This treaty had significant cold war implications, and solidified Japan as an industrial and security ally during the Korean War. The Treaty received a mixed reaction in Japan.
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Emperor Hirohito with his son Prince Akihito
ResourceThe Emperor and Prince spending time together dressed in western style clothes.
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Tokyo Disneyland
ResourceThis is a picture of Disney cast members in front of Cinderella's Castle.
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