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Japanese photojournalist Koichi Imaeda's "Tiananmen Square Photo Diary: May 25, 1989 - June 8, 1989" is a collection of photographs by the author, documenting the Beijing residents' experiences in the run-up to the Tiananmen Square incident from a realistic, on-the-spot perspective. His vivid recordings of the expressions on the faces of his subjects, the gazes of the crowd, and the tense and anxious atmosphere in the square convey a voice that goes beyond mere situational reporting and conveys the voice of a responsible reporter. He integrates photography and language, juxtaposing fragments of time captured by his camera with direct written commentary to record a testimony of witnessing a turning point in history. The interplay of visual and verbal images quietly yet reliably conveys the gravity of the moment to the reader, deeply moving in its perspective of addressing the events as "the activities of the people" rather than as a complete picture. As a rare record that lies on the border between news reporting and personal memory, this book occupies a unique place in Japanese media journalism.