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  1923 Tokyo Earthquake

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  Pictures of the Great Kanto Earthquake

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  These are two pictures of the very large and devastating earthquake that hit Tokyo in 1923
  

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  Downtown Tokyo in the 1920s

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  Photograph of bustling downtown Tokyo in the 1920s.
  

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  Tanaka Kakuei outside court

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  Former Prime Minister TANAKA Kakuei outside court after his conviction for taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Lockheed Corporation to steer business their way.
  

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  Hirohito's Ceremonial Crowning Procession. 1928

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  The ceremonial procession for the crowning of the new emperor Hirohito. Kyoto, Japan
  

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  Japanese Stock Market 1973

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  The Japanese stock market in a frenzy after an Arab decision to reduce oil restrictions on Japan.
  

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  Student-Police Clash over Okinawa Reversion Treaty

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  Students, upset over the US maintaining bases after the return of Okinawa to Japan, clashed with police in 1971.
  

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  Buildings Being Erected for Japanese Peace Exhibition

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  Emperor Congratulates Kawabata on Nobel Prize

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  Emperor Hirohito and his wife congratulate Yasunari Kawabata on winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1968.
  

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  Smog in Tokyo, December 1964

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  Picture of Tokyo on mid-afternoon of December 24, 1964, when smog caused darkness at mid-day
  

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