Begging for alms in front of department store, Sendai, late 1950s. According to source, inscription says: "Wounded soldier trying to re-establish himself respectfully seeks honorable co-operation."

From: Maraini, Fosco. Meeting in Japan. New York: The Viking Press, 1960 (translated from Italian and first published in English in 1959; 153 (image), 458 (quote).