Emperor Hirohito's garden party at his palace in Tokyo, Japan. Emperor Hirohito's post war garden party is attended by 1500 guests. The Imperial family, government officials, foreign dignitaries and diplomats gather in the palace gardens. People talk and laugh. Traditional pageantry in view.
Operation Little Switch repatriation effort late in the Korean War, in which released POW are taken from Panmunjom, Korea to Japan, and then on to the United States. A medic instructs the returnees how to wear Mae West jackets (life jackets) for emergencies. The returnees wear life jackets. An aircraft parked in the background. The released POW boards the aircraft which will take them to Z.I. via Hawaii.
Japanese student protest at Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan. Banner in Japanese read “Chuo University Neighborhood Association”. Young boys throw stones and swing sticks. They listen to a young man speaking into microphone. Police arrives to control the mob. Students enter a building with flags in their hand.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. Stacks of explosives piled in Hiza-Gawa beach. Rust and corrosion on different parts of explosives. Shirtless soldiers piling explosives onto truck. A truck, loaded with bombs and explosives, backing up to landing barge at the waterfront. A soldier stands near the bombs. Soldier helps men unload explosives from the truck after backing it onto the boat. Flag of the United States blowing on the boat’s mast.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. A truck passes through a road. Stacks of explosives piled in the foreground beside the road. Stacks of explosives are covered with rust and corrosion. Men get off from the back of a truck. Stacks of explosives piled near the back of the truck. Large piles of explosives being loaded onto truck manually. A man hands over rusty bombs to another man. Stacks of hollow blocks piled behind another man. A truck with explosives backing up to a boat. “U.S. Air Force” written at the back of truck.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. A shirtless man swings out from the rear of United States Air Force (USAF) truck loaded with explosives. “U.S. Air Force” written at the back of truck. A man unlocks the tailgate of truck. Two soldiers open the tailgate. Men unloading bombs and explosives from truck into the boat. Two men carry a crate to the boat. Men pass shells to each other. Bombs are covered in rust.
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