A repatriation ship carrying 1,025 Japanese taken as prisoners by Russia during the end of World War II arrives at the Port of Maizuru in Japan. Ashes of the dead Japanese being brought down the ship in white bags. Japanese captives held by Russia in Siberian camps disembark from the ship and meet their family and friends.
A lumber mill located near Maizuru, Japan. Interior of the lumber mill where large logs are being cut by means of an automatic saw machine. Boards are being cut into ½ inch width for use in repairing repatriation ships at the Eno Ship Building Company, Maizuru. The logs float in a lumber pond waiting to be cut into boards. A half completed wooden frame structure on a hillside near the main highway from Kyoto to Sonobe. This building was to be used as a small factory.
Japanese repatriates return to Japan from Russia. Japanese ship Daiiku Maru underway in sea. Mountains in the background. Smoke rises from the chimney of a ship. Japanese repatriates stand near the railing of the ship. A sign on the ship reads : "Daiiku Maru". The repatriates arrive in a truck at a center. Trucks loaded with prisoners. The prisoners get off from a truck. Interior of a train: The repatriates seated in a train. A sign outside a building: " Maizuru Repatriates Relief Bureau" in Maizuru, Kyoto.
Japanese people released by Red China return home after 12 years. Ships and boats at the Maizuru Harbor in Japan. A man and a child in his lap wave. Men and women come ashore from the ships. Wounded are brought down on stretchers. The released men and women cross the pier to reunite with their families. People hold banners and signs. An emotional reunion as people cry on meeting their loved ones.
The U.S. – Japan Security Treaty (Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan) is signed in Washington DC, United States. View of the White House in Washington DC. President Dwight D. Eisenhower escorts Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi to the East Room of the White House. Photographers taking photos of Eisenhower and Kishi. President Eisenhower speaks to the media. “This treaty represents the fulfillment of the goal set by Prime Minister Kishi and myself in June of 1957 to establish an indestructible partnership between our two countries in which our relations would be based on complete equality and mutual understanding. The treaty likewise reflects the closeness and breadth of our relations in the political and economic as well as security fields.” President Eisenhower said. Prime Minister Kishi signs the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between Japan and the United States. Japanese official stands behind Prime Minister Kishi. United States Secretary of State Christian Herter signs the same treaty. President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Kishi shake hands after the signing of the 1960 U.S. – Japan Security Treaty.
The Song Is Called Honeysuckle Rose. Featuring Benny Goodman On Clarinet. Rex Peer On Trombone. Mel Davis On Trumpet. Budd Johnson On Saxophone. Also Featuring Japanese Musicians On Drums (George Kawaguchi), Clarinet(Eiji Kitamura [right] & Shoji Suzuki [left]), Bass(Go Ueda), Guitar(Shungo Sawada), and Piano(Hachidai Nakamura).