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News Events, Japan 1946: November 1945 - June 1, 1946
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News Events, Japan 1946: 11/1945 - 6/1/1946 Shot list from the National Archives: "Shot List March 22, 1946. The following scenes were recorded showing the eruption of Mount Sakaurajima which is located in the S part of of Kyushu near the city of Kagoshima. 11' Several aerial views showing volcano in eruption. 12' Several angles of the volcano as seen from the S coast road just outside Kagoshima city proper. 18.5' Several views of the volcano as seen looking across Kagoshima Bay. 16' Several views of volcanic cloud as seen when several hundred feet from base of volcano. 5' Close shot of lava. 31' Aerial view of snow-clad peak of Mount Fuji. Several angles, LS and CU of rim area. 18' Several general views of Tokyo as seen when looking S at Diet Building. Mount Fuji in far background. 95' May Day Demonstration, May 1, 1946. Half a million laborers, agrarians, and white collar workers demonstrated before the gates of the Imperial Palace and later marched through the streets of Tokyo in the largest and most peaceful May Day celebration in Japanese history. Light rain and stiff cool winds failed to alter the carnival air of the demonstrators, which started 10:00 AM with speeches in Impe…
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United States. Air Force
Subjects
WWII, Hiroshima-shi (Japan), Kyoto (Japan), Nagasaki-shi (Japan), Tokyo (Japan), Volcanoes, May Day (Labor holiday) -- Japan, Mount Sakurajima, World War II: Postwar Issues, World War, 1939-1945, Japan. -- History -- Allied Occupation, 1945-1952, World War II, Riots, Mount Fuji (Japan)
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