By MICHINORI ISHIDAIRA/ Staff Writer
October 11, 2022 at 07:10 JST
A map of Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward published in 1947 shows many buildings requisitioned by U.S. troops in the present-day Marunouchi and Hibiya districts, including the “high command,” which means the General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. (Michinori Ishidaira)
Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward has reproduced a rare map from 1947 that shows how the postwar U.S. occupation of Japan had dominated and sprawled across the places locals walk past every day. [Read More]
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