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Prince Akihito marries Michiko Shōda in Japan.
Major weddings of the year 1959. Crown Prince Akihito and his wife Michiko Shōda, a commoner, after their wedding ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko wearing a sokutai and jūnihitoe attire at their wedding ceremony. The Imperial couple appear to the public wearing Western style formal attire. Stephen Rockefeller, a multi millionaire's son, marries a former family maid, Anne Marie Rasmussen at Søgne, Norway. The couple comes out from the Søgne Church (Lundeveien 79, 4640 Søgne, Norway) after getting married as a huge gathering greets them. Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi along with his third wife Farah Diba soon after their wedding in Tehran, Iran. Farah Diba is wearing a Yves Saint Laurent-designed Dior wedding gown and the Noor-ol-Ain Diamond tiara.
Typhoon Vera hits Japan causing widespread destruction.
Major events of the year 1959. . Water gushes out at a great speed in the streets after typhoon Vera hits Japan killing 5000 people. Houses, cars and electric poles submerged in water. People carry their belongings along as they evacuate their houses. People wade through knee high water.
Japan denounces Washington Naval Treaty of 1922; Also: Helen Richey becomes the first woman to fly mail in the U.S.
Japanese Ambassador to the United States Hiroshi Saito calls on U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull In December 1934 to inform that Japan will denounce the Washington Naval Treaty on 1922 which limited the size of the Japanese fleet. A close up of the ambassador Saito. He exits the State, War, and Navy Building (later the Executive Office Building) and gets in a car. Next segment: A female pilot Helen Richey becomes the first woman to fly mail in the United States. Richey stands in front of an aircraft and shakes hand with an official. Richey in the cockpit and the aircraft takes off. From a December 14, 1959 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
Korean refugees at the embarkation port in Japan
Tumultuous departure of Korean refugees in Japan. A large number of refugees at the embarkation port. 5000 Korean refugees elected for repatriation to Communist North Korea. Police hold back the South Korean sympathizers in the huge crowd who try to prevent their return.
People prepare for the royal wedding of Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shodai in Tokyo, Japan.
Preparations for a royal wedding in Tokyo, Japan. Views of Ginza, Tokyo's shopping district. Decorated Ginza street for the wedding of Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shoda, daughter of a wealthy industrialist. Pictures of Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shōda. People make preparations and decorate billboards on the streets. A sakura cherry blossom tree in full bloom. People shopping for periscopes in department stores. A portrait of Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shoda in tennis attire, a nod to the couple’s first time meeting each other.