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1945 Occupied Japan Stock Photo 2:    Hundreds of Japanese jammed the Ueno railway station in Northeast Tokyo in the winter of 1945 seeking shelter. Homeless, the old and the young huddle together on thin matting and old newspapers, and try to sleep. Many are starving. Police estimated there were two of three deaths nightly from starvation. Associated Press Photo.

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