Kyuichi Tokuda, Secretary General of the Communist Party in Tokyo, gestures as he thanks the huge crowd which gathered outside the Asahi newspaper office in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 1949 to hear the election returns. The communists gained 31 new seats in the Japanese Diet, boosting their total to 35. Premier Shigeru YoshidaÂs ultra-conservative party, however, won 263 seats, a gain of 100. (AP Photo/Charles P. Gorry) Ref #: PA.11514083
