Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYChimp meets Hirohito, 1962
Stars and Stripes
October 1, 2020
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©Stars and StripesTokyo, March, 1962: Jo, a chimpanzee from Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, is all dressed up in a cowboy suit — complete with six-shooter — for his meeting with Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako. At left are an unidentified trainer and zoo director Tadamichi Koga. The emperor and empress were helping the zoo celebrate its 80th anniversary.