Tomio Takahara - Universities Explode '68-'69 Student Power - 1969

Universities Explode '68-'69 Student Power

Tomio Takahara
Mainichi Newspapers Co./1969/japanese/283*213*5

This book was published in February 1969, just as the University of Tokyo conflict was coming to an end, and the title “Emergency Special Report” reflects the excitement of the situation. The clash between riot police and students holed up in the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium, which is featured on the cover of this book, had a huge impact on society. This book includes articles reporting on the conflict at Todai and Nihon University, as well as contributions by journalist Souichi Oyake. The book is richly illustrated with many black-and-white photographs, as only a graph magazine can, but the volume also includes color photographs at the beginning of the book. The book contains many black-and-white illustrations, as only a graph magazine can, but the volume is also illustrated in color at the beginning. The University of Tokyo dispute, which began with the medical school issue, has already begun to resemble a political battle on the university stage. In addition, the pursuit of unaccounted for funds of 2 billion yen at Nihon University, the jet plane crash at Kyushu University, and the relocation issue, among many others, have all brought the “crisis of universities” to the forefront of our minds. (Included in The Japanese Photobook 1912-1990)