Then and Now: Tokyo 70 years after WWII firebombing that killed 105,400
The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows survivors commute through destroyed Nakamise shopping street after Tokyo firebombing.
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This combo of two photos shows initial destruction and reconstruction after the March 10, 1945 firebombing. The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows damaged Matsuya department store after Tokyo firebombing. The bottom photo taken 70 years later on Feb. 27, 2015, shows the structure still in use as train station and shopping mall complex in Asakusa district in Tokyo. AP Photo
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This combo of two photos shows initial destruction and reconstruction after the March 10,1945 firebombing. The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows an incendiary bomb-devastated area and Sumida-gawa Bridge after Tokyo firebombing. The bottom photo taken 70 years later on March 7, 2015, shows trains run over Sumida-gawa Bridge with Japan’s tallest building “Tokyo Skytree” in Tokyo. AP Photo
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This combo of two photos shows initial destruction and reconstruction after the March 10, 1945 firebombing. The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows incendiary bomb-devastated area of Kameido district after Tokyo firebombing, seen from Kameido Tenjin Bridge. The bottom photo, taken 70 years later on March 7, 2015, shows people walk at Kameido District seen from the bridge in Tokyo. The B-29s flew much lower on March 10, in the dead of the night, dumping massive payloads of incendiary bombs on both residential areas and military targets. AP Photo
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This combo of two photos shows initial destruction and reconstruction after the March 10, 1945 firebombing. The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows survivors commute near an incendiary bombed Kamiya Bar, left, and Matsuya Asakusa department store, right after Tokyo firebombing. The bottom photo taken 70 years later on March 7, 2015, shows commuters walk past still-in-use Kamiya Bar and Matsuya department store in Asakusa district in Tokyo. AP Photo
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This combo of two photos shows initial destruction and reconstruction after the March 10, 1945 firebombing. The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows an incendiary bomb-devastated Azuma Bridge after Tokyo firebombing. The bottom photo taken 70 years later on March 7, 2015, shows a man walks near Azuma Bridge in Tokyo. AP Photo
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This combo of two photos shows initial destruction and reconstruction after the March 10, 1945 firebombing. The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows an incendiary bomb-devastated Matsuya Asakusa department store, seen from Azuma Bridge after Tokyo firebombing. The bottom photo taken 70 years later on March 7, 2015, shows Matsuya department store partially is seen among newer buildings in Tokyo. AP Photo
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This combo of two photos shows initial destruction and reconstruction after the March 10, 1945 Tokyo firebombing. The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows an incendiary bombed-devastated Azuma Bridge area after the firebombing. The bottom photo taken 70 years later on March 7, 2015, shows people walk on Azuma Bridge in Tokyo. AP Photo
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This combination of two photos shows initial destruction and reconstruction after the March 10, 1945 firebombing. The top photo taken on March 19, 1945 shows survivors commute through destroyed Nakamise shopping street after Tokyo firebombing. The bottom photo taken 70 years later on March 7, 2015, shows a visitor prays toward Sensoji Temple at the start of the Nakamise shopping street in Asakusa district in Tokyo. AP Photo
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