1973 Press Photo Japan Director General, Economic Planning, Zentaro Kosaka

Economic Minister Enjoys Red-Bean Soup: Zentaro Kosaka, the Japanese director-general of the Economic Planning Agency, clad in full samurai armor, enjoys a bowl of "shiruko" sweet red-bean soup with rice cakes, at a special ceremony connected with the start of the New Year in mid-January. The festival was held at the Nippon Hall of Martial Arts in Tokyo.

Photo is dated 1973.

Photo measures 6 x 8 inches.