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The great 1923 Kanto earthquake...
The great 1923 Kanto earthquake...
Item # 719289
September 02, 1923
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Sept. 2, 1923
* The Great Kanto earthquake
* Tokyo and Yokohama Japan
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TOKIO IN FLAMES; MANY DIE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
First section only with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.
AI notes: The Great Kantō Earthquake struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region of Japan on September 1, 1923, and is remembered as one of the most devastating natural disasters in Japanese history. With a magnitude estimated at 7.9, the quake lasted between four and ten minutes and caused catastrophic destruction across the Kantō plain. Wooden buildings collapsed instantly, and fires—fueled by overturned cooking stoves and strong winds—swept through Tokyo and Yokohama, destroying whole neighborhoods. More than 140,000 people were killed or went missing, and over 570,000 homes were destroyed. The disaster was compounded by social unrest: false rumors spread blaming Korean immigrants for arson and looting, which led to violent vigilante attacks against them. The earthquake not only reshaped the physical landscape but also had deep political and social consequences, accelerating urban planning reforms and influencing Japan’s later militarist trajectory.
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