Rice for undernourished children in Tokyo

Rice for undernourished children in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - Young monks at Tokyo's Zojoji temple prepare to send collected rice to undernourished children in the city on Aug. 11, 1930. (Photo by Japan Telegraphic Communication Co.)

1922 national meeting by group to liberate "burakumin"

1922 national meeting by group to liberate "burakumin"

OSAKA, Japan, May 29 Kyodo - The National Levelers Association holds its ninth national meeting at a public hall in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 5, 1930. The association was founded in 1922 to protect the rights of "burakumin," people descended from the outcast communities of Japan's feudal era. (Photo taken by Japan Telegraphic Communication Co.)

Imperial Japanese Navy officer Koyanagi

Imperial Japanese Navy officer Koyanagi

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Imperial Japanese Navy officer Kisaburo Koyanagi. The captain committed suicide by "harakiri" disembowelment on March 7, 1929, when he was a military attache to the Japanese Embassy in Moscow. (Japan Telegraphic Communication photo)

Essay praising writer Higuchi by convicted militarist unearthed

Essay praising writer Higuchi by convicted militarist unearthed

Photo taken Nov. 3, 1926, by Japan Telegraphic Communication Co. shows convicted military police officer Masahiko Amakasu (C) attending a press conference in Tokyo to discuss his killing of anarchists. An essay first published in 1942 by Amakasu expresses admiration for the prominent female writer Ichiyo Higuchi and is evidence of "the relationship between literature and fascism in Japan," according to a literary critic who recently unearthed it in a rare publication. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo