Hirohito Visits Hiroshima 6 Years After Atomic Bomb (1951)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Emperor Hirohito and Empress visit Hiroshima six years after the atomic bomb, Japan. LS people bowing. LS arrival of the Emperor at new sports stadium (built as part of city’s regeneration). LS stadium. LS Emperor and Empress acknowledging applause from balcony. LS march past of athletes. MS Japanese banners. LS physical training demonstration. Date on dope sheet is May 1951. FILM ID:2525.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. A