Nichidai Toso — The Struggle at Nihon University (日大闘争), 1969 First Edition

Nichidai Toso — The Struggle at Nihon University (グラフ 日大闘争), 1969 First Edition

A rare and historically significant protest photobook documenting one of the most dramatic episodes of Japan's student movement. Published in 1969 by the Nihon University College of Arts All-Campus Joint Struggle Committee (日大文理学部全学共闘会議), Nichidai Toso (日大闘争, “The Nihon University Struggle”) captures the explosive student uprising of 1968–69 at Nihon University — one of Japan's largest universities — when tens of thousands of students occupied campuses, confronted riot police, and challenged the university administration in a movement that shook Japanese society.

The cover image — a masked student in a helmet, the mass of protesters reflected in the visor — is one of the defining images of Japanese protest photography. Raw, urgent, and deeply political, this photobook belongs to the tradition of Japanese activist publishing that emerged from the turbulent late 1960s, alongside the Provoke movement and the broader upheaval of the era. An essential document for collectors of Japanese photography, political history, and protest culture.

• Title: Graph Nichidai Toso / グラフ 日大闘争
• Editor: Nihon University College of Arts All-Campus Joint Struggle Committee (日大文理学部全学共闘会議)
• Year: 1969
• Edition: First Edition
• Language: Japanese

Condition: Good — Overall sound copy. Cover shows age toning and light wear consistent with a 55+ year old publication. Interior pages clean. A solid and presentable copy of this increasingly scarce protest document.