Sound trucks in Japan
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In Japan, sound trucks are vehicles equipped with a public address system. They have been used notably in political and commercial contexts, and have one or more loudspeakers which can play a recorded
Nationalist sound truck, demonstrating in Kyoto, on Constitution day. The large white characters read from the right (the front of the vehicle) 敬愛倭塾 kei ai yamato juku, literally translated as "respect ancient Japan school".
Sound truck, operated by the Japanese Communist Party, seen in Aichi, Japan
Nationalist sound truck in front of the Yasukuni Shrine on the V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day
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Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announce
Sound trucks in Japan
…school". Sound truck, operated by the Japanese Communist Party, seen in Aichi, Japan Nationalist sound truck in front of the Yasukuni Shrine on the V-J Day See also Vanilla Car References…
Representatives of the Empire of Japan aboard USS Missouri at the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945
US and Soviet sailors and seamen celebrating V-J Day on August 14, 1945
Crowds celebrating V-J Day in Times Square on August 14, 1945
Citizens and workers of Oak Ridge, Tennessee celebrate V-J Day on August 14, 1945