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Makoto Kawakami
Tokyo Tenement, Behind the Waves of Time
During the 2021 Olympics, Goro Kotani quietly passed away in Tokyo. His uncooled room became unbearably hot. The tenement for wartime Korean laborers in Edagawa, Goro lived on a a small pension. From 2014, I photographed his decline, capturing a story of Japan’s poverty, loneliness, and history.
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World Photo Annual
2024Nominee
Photojournalism
Non Professional
Tokyo Tenement, Behind the Waves of Time
During the 2021 Olympics, Goro Kotani quietly passed away in Tokyo. His uncooled room became unbearably hot. The tenement for wartime Korean laborers in Edagawa, Goro lived on a a small pension. From 2014, I photographed his decline, capturing a story of Japan’s poverty, loneliness, and history.
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