Title: Tokio, The Desolate City Event Date: 09/06/1945 Place: Tokyo, Japan Description: Universal Newsreel, Vol. 18, No. 431. Release date, 09/06/1945. According to UN advance information, "Tokio [sic], The Desolate City." As Yanks occupy the Japanese capital they see that Tokio is a ruined city. The antiquated Jap fire-fighting equipment was unable to save immense areas which were burned out by fire bomb raids. Yet, most of the buildings in the Mikado's compound are untouched. Producer: Universal News Source: National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), 200 UN 18-431