By MISUZU SATO/ Staff Writer
September 17, 2021 at 07:10 JST
The Yokohama Grand Hotel, which opened in the early Meiji Era (1868-1912), is destroyed by fire in 1923 in “Kanto Taishin Taika Jikkyo.” (Provided by the National Film Archive of Japan)
Researchers at the National Film Archive of Japan are hoping a trove of documentary films shot in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake that struck Tokyo almost a century ago will pass on lessons for future disasters. [Read More]
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
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