This photograph is in the
public domain in Japan because its copyright has expired according to Article 23 of the 1899
Copyright Act of Japan (
English translation) and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of
Copyright Act of 1970. This is when the photograph meets one of the following conditions:
- It was published before 1 January 1957.
- It was photographed before 1 January 1947.
It is also in the
public domain in the United States because its copyright in Japan expired by 1970 and was not restored by the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
