This lot of vintage Japanese/German family photographs from the 1970s and 1980s offers a unique glimpse into the past with its color snapshots depicting scenes of generations of one family.   The older man and woman in the photos are the beginning of this family journey.

From my research she is German and a Doctor, Dr Thea Berger and he was Japanese and Chamber of Commerce.

Born Thea Berger on June 7, 1902, in Berlin, Germany. She was the daughter of Alex Anschel Berger and Gertha Freundlich.

Relocation to Japan: She married Banzo Tezuka and moved to Japan, practicing medicine as Dr. Thea Tezuka Berger. She is recorded as one of the notable historical German doctors practicing in Japan prior to 1945.

Post-War Social Commentary: In the post-WWII era, she occasionally drew media attention for her sharp, candid perspectives on intercultural relations. In a well-documented 1950 public dispute with Japanese essayists regarding cultural assimilation, she openly challenged contemporary nationalistic biases by referencing the historical actions of the Japanese military in East Asia.

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Death: She passed away on November 8, 1980, in Tokyo at the age of 78. Her memorial is maintained at Mountain View Cemetery in Reno, Nevada.

According to his official archived biography, Banzo Tezuka (1903–1994) worked primarily in diplomacy, international trade, and commerce. During the 1930s, he served at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin (where he met and married Thea). After returning to Japan, he worked for the Japan Foreign Trade Council during World War II and eventually spent the latter part of his career as the Executive Director of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce until his retirement in 1972.

Most pics are written on the back either in German or Japanese.  Newer photos are not written on and have there daughter Yoshi and some have Yoshi's daughter Angie in them.

More info can be found about this couple on AI.  Very interesting, she was a German Jew and he was Japanese, and they had to flee Germany to Japan during the rise of Hitler.

She died in Tokyo Japan and he died in Reno Nevada, where his daughter, Yoshi, was a librarian.  Yoshi has also, since then, passed.