A Poor Family in
Occupied Tokyo

The attached 1948 magazine articles tells about the post-war life of a Tokyo family. This is an eleven page magazine article that will allow you to gain some understanding as to how the Tokyo black-market operated and how that city began to rebuild itself after so many years of war. Also of some interest the Tokyo reaction to the American occupying army:

“There is a lot of talk about Americans. To the Japanese women and their husbands, the conquerors are a puzzling combination of good and bad. But they often thank their gods for ‘Marshal’ MacArthur…”

Click here to read about post-World War II Kyoto.

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