- Document 1 is issue No. 209 of Shashin Shuho, which was published on February 15, 1942. The cover of this issue features a photograph of Tomoyuki Yamashita, who led the operation in Singapore as the commander of the Japanese Twenty-Fifth Army. The issue also contains a cartoon titled “Final day in Singapore” (see the 13th image).
- Document 2 is issue No. 210 of Shashin Shuho, which was published on March 4, 1942. The cover of this issue is a photograph of soldiers raising a “banzai” shout at the Empire Dock in Singapore (see the explanation about the cover photograph in the twelfth image.) The first center-spread page of the text describes the first war victory celebration held in the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace in the presence of the Showa Emperor on February 18. There are also photographs of the occupation of Singapore and the surrender conference (see the third to fifth images).
- Document 3 is a telegram sent from the Chief of Staff of the To Group (Thirteenth Army) on the Chinese front to the Vice Minister of the Army on February 13, 1942, two days before the British forces surrendered in Singapore. This telegram included a request for an immediate report about the “response to publicity effects” implemented when Singapore fell, and the impact of Singapore’s fall on the Chinese military, bureaucrats, and ordinary people.
- Document 4 is a set of instructions regarding the first war victory celebration held on February 18, which was mentioned in Document 2. These instructions, which were sent from the Chief Secretary of the Cabinet to government ministries and agencies on February 16, 1942, conveyed the government’s intent to hold the first war victory celebration on February 18 in response to the fall of Singapore, along with the government’s desire for government ministries and agencies to arrange to send individuals to attend the event.
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