Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

give kids a hat and a train ride and they will be happy anywhere

It was those mammoth steam engines that fascinated me and then the diddley da, diddley da as the carriages rolled over the rail joint that would lull you to sleep.

Shinkansen!


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Japanese people review the history in 1954.

Burning Jerusalem
- When will there be eternal peace?

On May 17, 1948, just after the outbreak of all-out war in Palestine, Henry A. Wallace, the Presidential Candidate of Progressive Party in the US told his audience of 32,000 in LA "The new State of Israel is invaded by the puppets of American and British oil capitals. The UN should issue an ultimatum to these puppets, Arab feudal lords, to lay down their arms. The US should also demand these oil companies to stop paying royalties for oil interests in Arab countries." to receive thunderous applause.

In fact, the Middle East was controlled by two major oil trusts: Anglo-Iranian Oil Company which was affiliated with the British conglomerate Rothschild while Aramco (Arabian American Oil Company) which was affiliated with the Rockefellers in the United States. King Saud of Saudi Arabia received $2.4 million annually from Aramco. King Abdullah of Transjordan received more than 2 million pounds annually from Britain in oil rights at the expense of the land and the slave labor of his own people.

In this respect, other anti-Arab Jewish capitalists who relied on Aramco to exploit Jewish workers were no different. That was why, on May 15, the Jewish Provisional Government declared the establishment of the State of Israel according to the decision of the 2nd UN General Assembly to enter into full-scale conflict with the invading forces of the League of Arab States. The US suddenly changed its attitude three times, while issuing a statement of recognition of the new State of Israel, the US also provided weapons to the Arab army to stimulate the war. On the other hand, Britain withdrew its troops but left soldiers behind to continue providing arms support to the Arab army for inciting ethnic conflict of the washing off blood with blood.

Aramco was hard to take advantage in this war to overwhelm British capital and crush the local forces while Britain focused on how to deflect the Jewish-Arab anti-British movement and protect its own interests from the US there. Therefore, no matter how much the UN Security Council proposed an armistice, there was no way the war would subside unless a compromise was reached between these British and American oil capitals.



Female soldiers of Jewish Army(up-left), Advancing Egyptian army(up-right), Arab deputy commander Erekat(down-left)
Map(shaded area for Israel, blank area for Arab)

Source: Pictorial Modern History: Postwar World and Japan Vol.5 (1954)

Ginza, Tokyo in 1946 (Owari-cho. upper) and 1949 (Sukiya-bashi, lower) seen by an illustrator Yutaka Aso(1898-1961).
Here is Aso's love for the people.


Source: Pictorial Modern History: Postwar World and Japan Vol.7 (1954)

Postwar social situation in Japan.

"I am a genius and superhuman."
- a story of setback of a student president

After the war ended, male and female students competed to find part-time jobs in order to overcome the hardships of student life. Part-time jobs to earn money for living and school expenses became a common part of student life and the types of jobs they held were diverse from offices, factories and stores to tutoring, peddler and lottery ticket seller etc. In order to prevent a decline in academic ability and protect students' livelihoods, a Part-time Job Committee was organized at each university to promote part-time jobs for students systematically.

Koji Yamazaki (*1922-1949), a law student at the Tokyo University, who was known as a "student president" during his heyday surprised the public when he committed suicide by taking poison due to business failure. He started a financial business in September 1948 employing several students. He soon had office in Ginza, one of the most prosperous towns in Tokyo, in January of the following year. He ran three companies as president including Hikari Club Co. Ltd. which had a capital of 6 million yen (equivalent to modern USD 6M).

Taking advantage of the lack of funds for small and medium-sized businesses and the poor livelihoods of the general public, his underground finance companies collected large amounts by gathering many small amounts of funds through membership organizations to make profits by lending at high interest rates ranging from 13% to 30% per month. Yamazaki who served as a student soldier during the war and now back to a student demobilized got into the get-rich-quick financial business not so much for the sake of his own livelihood but for testing the limitation of his abilities in his desolate and nihilistic life.

He managed his business and life in a thoroughly ruthless and rationalistic manner but, in July 1949, he was arrested by the Kyobashi Police Station as an illegal financier. On November 24, he was poisoned with cyanide finally leaving a debt of 30 million yen (USD 30M). Among the nearly 400 creditors, there was an old woman who finally went insane after being given away so much of her meager money. Setback of this post-war student was also a tragedy of an anomalous intellectual who lost sight of humanity and the dignity of life due to the war and occupation.


Source: Pictorial Modern History: Postwar World and Japan Vol.7 (1954)

Shinpachi said:

Postwar social situation in Japan.

"I am a genius and superhuman."
- a story of setback of a student president

After the war ended, male and female students competed to find part-time jobs in order to overcome the hardships of student life. Part-time jobs to earn money for living and school expenses became a common part of student life and the types of jobs they held were diverse from offices, factories and stores to tutoring, peddler and lottery ticket seller etc. In order to prevent a decline in academic ability and protect students' livelihoods, a Part-time Job Committee was organized at each university to promote part-time jobs for students systematically.

Koji Yamazaki (*1922-1949), a law student at the Tokyo University, who was known as a "student president" during his heyday surprised the public when he committed suicide by taking poison due to business failure. He started a financial business in September 1948 employing several students. He soon had office in Ginza, one of the most prosperous towns in Tokyo, in January of the following year. He ran three companies as president including Hikari Club Co. Ltd. which had a capital of 6 million yen (equivalent to modern USD 6M).

Taking advantage of the lack of funds for small and medium-sized businesses and the poor livelihoods of the general public, his underground finance companies collected large amounts by gathering many small amounts of funds through membership organizations to make profits by lending at high interest rates ranging from 13% to 30% per month. Yamazaki who served as a student soldier during the war and now back to a student demobilized got into the get-rich-quick financial business not so much for the sake of his own livelihood but for testing the limitation of his abilities in his desolate and nihilistic life.

He managed his business and life in a thoroughly ruthless and rationalistic manner but, in July 1949, he was arrested by the Kyobashi Police Station as an illegal financier. On November 24, he was poisoned with cyanide finally leaving a debt of 30 million yen (USD 30M). Among the nearly 400 creditors, there was an old woman who finally went insane after being given away so much of her meager money. Setback of this post-war student was also a tragedy of an anomalous intellectual who lost sight of humanity and the dignity of life due to the war and occupation.

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Temptation of riches seldom has a happy outcome.

Another dip possibility.

Good stuff shinpachi!

Japan in Red Purge like the prewar.

First Application of Revised Group Regulations: League of Koreans in Japan Disbanded

On September 8, 1949, the first anniversary of foundation of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 4th Supreme People's Assembly was held in Pyongyang. At this conference, Prime Minister Kim Il-sung spoke of the great progress made in economic construction in contrast with the difficult lives of South Korean people and strongly urged all people the reunification of Korea.

On this day, four organizations in Japan including the League of Koreans in Japan, were ordered to disband under the amended Ordinance on Regulation of Organizations. At the same time, 36 executives from various organizations including Kim Cheon-hae, were expelled from public office. Reasons cited the rebellion against the occupation forces and other violent tendencies. This measure was clearly aimed at reforming Japan to the anti-communist military base.

At the same time as the disbandment order was issued, Japanese armed police was dispatched in large number to the headquarters of the Lague of Koreans in Japan located near the Yaesu exit of Tokyo Station to confiscate the building forcibly as well as local branches across the country. Headquarters members evacuated the building in an orderly manner. Representatives made a protest to the Minister of Justice on this immediately.

The majority of Korean citizens in Japan were forced to live in same poverty and discriminatory lives as they were during the colonial period. They were not given the freedom to educate their children about their ethnicity. They formed the league of Koreans to support the People's Republic and worked hard to protect their lives as well as promoting friendships between Japan and Korea. They were always under pressure in Japan.

Following the disbandment of the league, the Japanese government also issued an order to disband Korean schools in Japan on October 19. The right to receive ethnic education in their own language for foreign nationals is one of the principles of democracy. This barbaric procedure was criticized by the public. As a result, Koreans living in Japan as well as Japanese democratic organizations had been faced with the reappearance of the prewar fascism.



Japanese armed police blocks the headquarters of League of Koreans in Japan

Source: Pictorial Modern History: Postwar World and Japan Vol.7 (1954)

Japanese demobilization from Soviet Union in the late 1940s by Yutaka Aso.


Source: Pictorial Modern History: Postwar World and Japan Vol.7 (1954)

Road to the Separate Peace Treaty with the US
- "U.S. Forces in Japan as the stabilizing power in Asia"

On October 11, 1949, US Army Chief of Staff General Collins came to Japan to inspect the US Army in the Far East. He declared "Occupation forces in Japan is a stabilizing power in the Far East. We will station in Japan as long as necessary." On December 5, Assistant Secretary of the Army Voorhees visited Tokyo and also declared that his mission was to review post-treaty bases in Japan "I would like to discuss the use of Japanese and Okinawa labor for the US Army and Air Force facilities. This includes a feasibility study. We have reached the conclusion that 75% of the new construction work can be done by Japanese labor." This was understood as a declaration of Japan's permanent occupation by the US. Based on this premise, preparations for the peace treaty with Japan was rapidly developed from then on.

On September 12, US Secretary of State Acheson and British Foreign Secretary Bevin met in Washington, D.C. to decide holding a peace conference with Japan as soon as possible, stating that they would proceed with it even though the Soviet Union did not participate. That is, they made it clear that they would hold a separate peace conference. On November 1, the US State Department announced that it was drafting a peace treaty with Japan. On December 4, the Northeast Asia Bureau of the State Department announced "Japan's occupation policy has entered the third stage. Japan is prepared to accept the peace treaty."

What factors made the US suddenly rush toward the treaty with Japan at this timing? They would be the completion of Chinese Revolution and the imminent situation in the Korean Peninsula. In Europe, NATO was established to prepare for a war with the Soviet Union on April 4 to take effect on August 24. In Asia, "Point Four" was announced by the United States on February 22. Besides, the Anti-Communist Pacific Alliance Treaty was proposed by Philippine President Quirino. Furthermore, on September 7, based on the US's anti-Soviet military policy, Germany was divided to establish the Federal Republic of Germany as West Germany. The separate peace treaty with Japan was also a part of the US's global policy.

In Japan, PM Yoshida stated at the 6th Diet session that the separate peace treaty with the US is preferable. Hence, Japanese democracy activists voiced their opposition to know that the fate of Japan and Japanese people was going to be decided by the US solely.


Bottom right: US Army Chief of Staff General Collins visits Japan
Bottom left: President of Tokyo University, Shigeru Nanbara, leaves for the US to appeal no separate peace treaty in Washington D.C.


Above and middle right: Assistant Secretary of the Army Voorhees with Gen. MacArthur
Bottom left: Prime Minister Yoshida
Bottom right: President Truman and Secretary of Defense Johnson. Truman signs the passage of the National Security Act Amendments of 1949

Source: Pictorial Modern History: Postwar World and Japan Vol.7 (1954)

Road to the Unification of Korea
- "Peaceful unification" or "Recovery of lost territory" ?

"In the coming year of 1950, we all Koreans will make efforts to recover the lost land in the northern Korea without objection." At the end of 1949, President Lee Sung-man (Syngman Rhee) of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) stated like this.

The Lee's government was already on the verge of financial collapse due to malignant inflation and industrial slump. Lee was barely able to sustain it with aid from the US. Opposition to him was growing not only inside but outside the National Assembly.

The National Assembly was not enthusiastic about his 1950 budget and took an uncooperative attitude rejecting a vote of confidence for Lee Chong-young who was nominated as the first PM by Lee. US Secretary of State Acheson declared "Unless the South Korean government takes effective measures to stop the inflation, the US may cut aid to South Korea" and noticed a general election to be held on May 30.

The general election was a wild contest in which one in ten candidates could win. There were intense election interferences like limiting the number of candidates, voting by proxy or borrowing voters. However, as a result of the vote counting, big names from established political parties were defeated one after another and Lee's ruling party had only 48 out of 210 seats while 130 for the independent candidates including many from the North-South Korean entente group. It was truly a crushing defeat for Lee Sung-man but, even with this situation, the US and Lee still tried to proceed with the established policy.

On June 7, the central enlargement committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland held a meeting of representatives and demanded UN, for the sake of national reunification, to clear off Lee Sung-man as well as hold a meeting of representatives from North and South Korean political parties and also hold a unified election between North and South on/after August 5 to establish the supreme legislative body for unification.

This proposal was welcomed by the majority of Korean people. The UN Korean Commission received this proposal on the 38th parallel. However, Lee's government arrested and killed the envoys from the committee when they arrived in Seoul. This was Lee's determination to recover the lost territory against the people's will. What did this "recovery" mean for him ignoring the peaceful unification? Answer was to be made clear soon.

The Government of South Korea in the building of old Japanese Governor-General



Acheson? and Lee

Source: Pictorial Modern History: Postwar World and Japan Vol.8 (1955)

N4521U said:

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Interesting, I wonder what the context is. On first impression it looks like the aircraft is a Lisunov Li-2 based on the Red Star marking, but it is in fact a Douglas built C-47 Skytrain. The clue is in the cargo doors. The Li-2's cargo door was located further forward closer to the wing root and hinged upwards, rather than the configuration shown. In the picture below, the outline of the cargo door is plainly visible, although this one has been sealed as the aircraft was used exclusively for passenger transport. There was a smaller insert door within the larger door, which hinged from the top edge. The smaller door was hinged at its forward edge.

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