Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race
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Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race

Strip Show, 1950

Although under attack, strip shows regained popularity. This photo was taken in Asakusa, Tokyo's old entertainment area, May 1950. Note that the customers in the photo seem to be exclusively Japanese men.
From: Ichiokunin no Shōwa shi (Shōwa History of One Hundred Million People). Vol. 6. Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, May 1976.

 

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