▁Japan ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁recognition ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁H aga ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁Professional ▁Phot ograph ers ▁Society ▁( J PS ) ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁chairman ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁a ▁photograph ▁of ▁a ▁heavily ▁pre gn ant ▁woman ▁against ▁a ▁bl ur red ▁street ▁scene ▁by ▁H ideo ▁H aga ▁( P reg nant ▁Japanese ▁Woman ▁Hur ry ing ▁on ▁Her ▁Way , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁was ▁selected , ▁for ▁its ▁( then ) ▁unusual ▁public ▁perspective ▁on ▁pre gn ancy , ▁by ▁Edward ▁Ste ichen ▁for ▁Mo MA ’ s ▁The ▁Family ▁of ▁Man ▁exhibition ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁nine ▁million ▁people ▁as ▁it ▁tou red ▁thirty - se ven ▁countries . ▁ ▁H aga ▁was ▁the ▁producer ▁for ▁the ▁Festival ▁Pla za ▁at ▁Ex po ▁' 7 0 ▁in ▁Os aka . ▁ ▁His ▁book , ▁Fol k ▁Custom s ▁of ▁Japan ▁- ▁Fest iv als ▁& ▁Perform ing ▁Arts , ▁( Cre o , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁) ▁shows ▁his ▁photograph s ▁in ▁mon och rome ▁of ▁festiv als ▁taken ▁through ▁out ▁Japan ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Books ▁▁▁ ▁" T a ▁no ▁k ami ▁: ▁N ih on ▁no ▁in as aku ▁g ire i ▁= ▁The ▁rit uals ▁of ▁rice ▁production ▁in ▁Japan ". ▁Tokyo ▁: ▁He