Traditional and modernized industries in Japan. An artisan makes a wagasa, or traditional Japanese umbrella. Workers pumping in a mill. Pedestrians crowd a busy street in Japan. Two Geisha girls window shopping outside a silk store. Buses move through traffic. A ship docked in port. A locomotive train in Japan. A mechanic inspects the wheels of train. Farmers cultivate rice in Japan. A farmer and his horse plow in the rice paddy. Farmers planting and harvesting rice. Fishermen casting their nets from their boat. A torii gate stands in front of the lake. Groups of fishermen haul a net full of fish. Japanese fisherman gather large fish with his bare hands.
Allied military forces in Japan after World War II. The Commanding General of British Occupation Forces in Japan reviews a parade of Cameron Highlanders in kilts. The troops march on streets of a Japanese town with houses along them. Reviewing officers include Major General D.J. Cowan (Commander of British and Indian Forces in Japan), Brigadier General R.S. McNaught (DSO Commander of British Brigade), Lieutenant John Slim (Aide-de-Campe to General Cowan), Lieutenant Colonel J. Harrington, Lieutenant Colonel Alasdair Mac Lean (Commanding General of Queen's Own Highlanders in Japan). The band of the 8th Gurkha Rifles Infantry of India marches past the reviewing stand.
Soldiers marching in the Yasukuni Shrine (3 Chome-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 102-8246, Japan), in Tokyo, Japan prior to World War 2. . Soldiers visit the shrine to commemorate Japanese troops who died in the wars involving Japan since the Meiji period. Soldiers march through a torii and into the shrine. The Imperial Seal of Japan, known as the Chrysanthemum Seal (kikumon), is displayed in front of the Yasukuni Shrine. Officers salute in front of a map.
Wounded Japanese troops visit the Yasukuni Shrine (3 Chome-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 102-8246, Japan) in Tokyo, Japan. Visitors commemorate the Japanese people killed on foreign soil in wars involving Japan since the Meiji period. A group of wounded soldiers (wearing white robes) leaves the shrine. The Imperial Seal of Japan, known as the Chrysanthemum Seal (kikumon), is displayed in front of the Yasukuni Shrine. A man in uniform accompanies the group of wounded soldiers. Soldiers put on their caps while walking. Two soldiers sitting near a window in a bus, watching a woman and a child near the window outside. Wounded soldiers get into buses. A woman standing at the gate of a bus bows as the soldiers enter the bus. (Note: the conflict creating casualties at this time is probably on the Manchuko border with the Soviet Union.)
A documentary film 'New Eyes New Ears' about public film production and use in Japan. A Japanese child in a crib. A young boy plays with a pot containing hot bars. A girl pats a cat. Children walk on a boundary wall. Children wave from a train. Boys and girls study in a library. People gathered. Animation depicts people confined to their own sections in Japan. Animation depicts the way the gap between people from various sections of the world can be reduced. Pictures of information centers in Japan. Book records and old reels in an information center. Art, reference work and records from many countries in the information center. A cameraman clicks pictures of students studying in the United States. The picture is put on a bulletin board in Japan. Women look at the bulletin board. People watch a movie. The movie shows : A woman works in a laboratory. A doctor studies an X ray. People make paintings. Women sing. Workers construct a house. Japanese personnels visit the United States.
A film titled 'Japan's West Point' of the Army-Navy Screen Magazine about the military cadets trained in Japan during World War II. An Imperial Japanese Army officer gives command. The military cadets march carrying a Japanese Army flag. The military cadets in prone position undergo training. The Emperor Hirohito of Japan stands at a balcony. The emperor is dressed in military uniform. The military cadets march in formation. Tanks move on ground and soldiers trained. A soldier on a horse raises his sword. Aerial view of the city of Imperial Japanese Army Academy or Rikugun Shikan GakkÅ in Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan. Youth enter the military academy. The military cadets march during training. A professor takes round as students appear for exam in an examination hall. An officer reviews the cadets. (World War II period).
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