Saburo Sugiura presenting items for Emperor Showa
Saburo Sugiura presenting items for Emperor Showa's inspection, Tamahata Village, Nakakoma District (now Kai City) in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, Oct 1947; the village was suffering from a schistosomiasis endemic


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