Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embassy

Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embassy

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows documents on the Great Kanto Earthquake, which struck the Kanto region centering on Tokyo in 1923, logged by U.S. missionary Clara Loomis, along with a photograph of victims. The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo donated the documents to the Yokohama Archives of History in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 27, 2011.

Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embassy

Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embassy

YOKOHAMA, Japan - U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Jim Zumwalt (R) hands historical documents to Kazuo Ueyama, chief of the Yokohama Archives of History, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 27, 2011. The documents are about the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake which struck the Kanto region centering on Tokyo recorded by U.S. missionary Clara Loomis.

CORRECTED Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embass

CORRECTED Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embass

YOKOHAMA, Japan - CHANGING DESCRIPTION OF PERSONNEL U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Jim Zumwalt (R) hands historical documents to Kazuo Ueyama, chief of the Yokohama Archives of History, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 27, 2011. The documents are about the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake which struck the Kanto region centering on Tokyo recorded by U.S. missionary Clara Loomis. (Kyodo)

Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embassy

Great Kanto Earthquake documents donated by U.S. Embassy

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows documents on the Great Kanto Earthquake, which struck the Kanto region centering on Tokyo in 1923, logged by U.S. missionary Clara Loomis, along with a photograph of victims. The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo donated the documents to the Yokohama Archives of History in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 27, 2011. (Kyodo)