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By the beginning of World War II (1941-1945) and middle of the second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), published kamishibai like all other media had come under the control of the government censors, and the stories had to closely align with the policies set forth by the Imperialist government.
A submarine of the Empire of Japan is in the middle of the South Pacific. Because of a wireless message it received, the submarine crew is carefully patrolling to detect enemy ships. “Hey Kondo, have you spotted the enemy yet?”
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This background takes us to a review of American strategic options against Japan in 1945 apart from invasion—it is a nightmare scroll of “horribles.” Planners had proposed to destroy the Japanese rice crop with a chemical (TN8), though this might not be feasible before 1946.
In the final months of World War II, the Allied forces, having secured victory in Europe with Germany's unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945, turned their full military might towards Japan.
Aug 6, 2019 · CNN — On this date 74 years ago, the US dropped the first of two atomic bombs on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing more than 70,000 people instantly. A second bomb followed three days later...
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Sep 2, 2022 · All of which had made Tom Sakamoto— and thousands of other Japanese American soldiers—invaluable to the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Service in the war against Japan.
Jan 1, 2022 · As Japan invaded other countries, kamishibai’s feature of eliciting shared feeling (kyokan) among listeners was exploited, with numerous kamishibai published to encourage cooperation with the war effort. After World War II, a new kamishibai movement began that centred on peace, love for children, and affirming the value of life.
