American sailors occupy a Japanese naval base south of Yokohama in Japan. Destroyed Japanese aircraft are seen. Japanese workers prepare for the arrival of General MacArthur. A B-29 aircraft lands and General MacArthur gets down from the plane. Surrender ceremony takes place aboard United States Navy Battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), as large number of soldiers and sailors witness it. An 11-member Japanese delegation photographed by cameramen. Japanese Foreign Minister and General MacArthur sign the surrender papers. General Wainwright also signs them. A map shows Allied zones of occupation.
Emperor Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa) and Empress Nagako (Empress Kōjun) visit the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. The Japanese national anthem, Kimigayo, plays as background music. Views of Japanese Emperor and Empress, somewhat out of sequence. Members of public, men, Women and children, wearing special tags, are assembled, and seated on the ground along a roadway outside the Yasukuni Shrine (3 chome 1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Toukyou-To 102-0073), in Tokyo Japan. Several uniformed guards wearing white arm bands, stand amongst them. Several uniformed motorcyclists lead a Mercedes-Benz Nurburg 770 limousine and others follow it as it passes along the road. The Japanese Imperial chrysanthemum seal is displayed on the rear door, and it appears to carry only one passenger. Chrysanthemum flags fly from wooden archway over the road. The front of a 1937 Packard automobile can be seen parked along with other cars on parallel auxiliary road. Across the road, uniformed Japanese officers stand in formation. Emperor Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa), in military uniform, descends steps of Yasukuni Shrine toward waiting automobile. A canopy over the steps displays chrysanthemum symbols and a banner with the symbol hangs from overhead. Scene shifts to gateway of the shrine, where soldiers salute and seated spectators bow as Grand (Grosser) Type 770 Mercedes-Benz limousine, bearing the Imperial Japanese chrysanthemum seal, passes under gateway arch, followed by motorcyclist escorts. The Emperor is seen seated in back seat with the Empress facing him, riding backwards. View of rooftop device on Yasukuni Shrine building. Change of scene, as Empress Nagako (Empress Kōjun), dressed all in white, descends Yasukuni Shrine steps. A streamer flies in breeze.
Japanese Imperial Navy exercises in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Several Japanese destroyers at sea. A Japanese submarine on the surface, viewed from beneath heavy guns of a battleship or heavy cruiser. Pilot and second-seater climbing aboard their 3-position Japanese Aichi E13A (Jake) observation float plane, which is then catapulted from the ship. A Japanese aircraft carrier is launching aircraft that fly about the area at low altitude. Destroyers maneuver. A carrier-based Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (Zeke / Zero) flies overhead. Sailors fire Type 96 25mm twin-mounted antiaircraft guns. Battleships and cruisers fire heavy guns.
Stark battle landscape during battle of Eniwetok. U.S. forces taking cover as Japanese resistance continues. Dead Japanese soldier on the battlefield. Burned body of a dead Japanese soldier half emerged from a fox hole. U.S. marines attack Japanese in a cave entrance with hand grenades. Flamethrowers project a long stream of fire. Fire and smoke seen. A marine walks to a motionless Japanese soldier, pokes at him with rifle, then shoots him. U.S. Marines carry wounded down the beach in Eniwetok Island.
USS Crosley rescued 45 Japanese survivors. United States officer meets Japanese official during the reunion ceremony. United States Naval Officers open their shoes and pray in traditional Japanese way. Japanese priest performs ceremony inside a temple. Japanese civilians aboard the ship. Children eat and drink.
Japanese attack on Palembang, Dutch East Indies, during World War 2. Japanese paratroopers debark from a plane before an attack on oil field in Palembang, Dutch East Indies. Fleet of Japanese aircraft in flight. Pilot and co-pilot seated inside the aircraft. Japanese paratroopers descend on ground with parachutes. Paratroopers run and gather their equipment after descending and engage in fire fights. A destroyed American aircraft is seen. smoke rising from Japanese bombardment of the city and oil processing installations.
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