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  Tokyo after World War Two bombings

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  This is an aerial photo taken after allied bombings of Tokyo. The photo was taken at the very end of the war in 1945.
  

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  Tokyo Bomb Damage Remains December 1945

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  Photograph 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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  Lantern Victory Celebration

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  After the Japanese victory in the attack of Tsingtau, people participate in a Lantern Festival to celebrate.
  

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  Displaced individuals outside Imperial Palace after the Great Kanto Earthquake

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  Thousands 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

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  This 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

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  On 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

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  The 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

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  The Emperor and Prince spending time together dressed in western style clothes.
  

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  Japanese War Crime Trials

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  Photo taken in 1946 during the Japanese war crimes trials.
  

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  Japanese version of La Traviata

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