Comments on: Photos of Showa Japan http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/ Tokyo photojournalist Mon, 14 May 2012 10:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Drinking Japan | Photos from Japan. http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-6978 Drinking Japan | Photos from Japan. Thu, 12 May 2011 14:38:40 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-6978 [...] or the B&W photo – although funnily enough the brilliant drinking game photo is actually from an exhibition by Hans Brinckmann I organised a while [...] [...] or the B&W photo – although funnily enough the brilliant drinking game photo is actually from an exhibition by Hans Brinckmann I organised a while [...]

]]> By: tony http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 tony Mon, 10 May 2010 05:12:37 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-1398 It's the foreign journalists' club in Tokyo. I've fixed the link. It’s the foreign journalists’ club in Tokyo. I’ve fixed the link.

]]> By: Alma http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1397 Alma Sun, 09 May 2010 13:41:37 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-1397 Tried to check, but it's a broken link - What is the 'Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan'? Tried to check, but it’s a broken link – What is the ‘Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan’?

]]> By: Japan Travel http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Japan Travel Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:21:35 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-737 Great photos, the black and white is super artistic. If I am interested in further knowledge about this time period of photos do you have any resources you can point me towards ? Great photos, the black and white is super artistic. If I am interested in further knowledge about this time period of photos do you have any resources you can point me towards ?

]]> By: hiromi mizoguch http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-293 hiromi mizoguch Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:52:53 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-293 one semantic correction in my previous comment: not 'banned' but 'abolished' thanks. one semantic correction in my previous comment: not ‘banned’ but ‘abolished’ thanks.

]]> By: hiromi mizoguch http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-292 hiromi mizoguch Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:09:06 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-292 The government restored the pension system for the war veterans in 1953 which was banned by the US occupation force in 1946 (Japan's pension for the Army&Navy veterans started in 1875). However, the amount for the ex-soldiers was very little -- almost in the same region of the wage of a day labourer. As Hans correctly says, the only way for some veterans to survive was begging, particularly for those who ended up being disabled, like the one in the picture. The government restored the pension system for the war veterans in 1953 which was banned by the US occupation force in 1946 (Japan’s pension for the Army&Navy veterans started in 1875). However, the amount for the ex-soldiers was very little — almost in the same region of the wage of a day labourer. As Hans correctly says, the only way for some veterans to survive was begging, particularly for those who ended up being disabled, like the one in the picture.

]]> By: Hans Brinckmann http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Hans Brinckmann Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:22:44 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-291 Yes, the beggar was clearly a former soldier. There were still some of those handicapped war veterans around in the late 50s and early 60s, many of them reduced to begging as at the time there were no government pensions for these unfortunates. Yes, the beggar was clearly a former soldier. There were still some of those handicapped war veterans around in the late 50s and early 60s, many of them reduced to begging as at the time there were no government pensions for these unfortunates.

]]> By: Honor http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Honor Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:03:39 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-290 I also didn't know non-members could see these exhibits! Thanks and love the pictures. I also didn’t know non-members could see these exhibits! Thanks and love the pictures.

]]> By: Shane http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Shane Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:28:33 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-289 Tony; I wasn't aware that non-members could view the exhibits at FCCJ so thanks for the heads up. These images are great! I just love the big movie poster/advertisement in the second shot. Tony; I wasn’t aware that non-members could view the exhibits at FCCJ so thanks for the heads up.

These images are great! I just love the big movie poster/advertisement in the second shot.

]]> By: tony http://tonymcnicol.com/2009/01/30/photos-of-showa-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-288 tony Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:11:41 +0000 http://tonymcnicol.com/?p=1463#comment-288 I thought he was a soldier too but the picture is from the late '50s or early '60s I think. I thought he was a soldier too but the picture is from the late ’50s or early ’60s I think.

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