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| Ringing in year 2601 aboard a ship |
| Tanks move across the ground in New Year |
| Forging weapons with patience and perseverance |
| Buds of gum trees sprout up on Hainan Island |
| Tokuishi Railway on the continent opens after five years of construction |
| Make comfort bags this evening |
| The First Extraordinary Central Cooperation Conference |
| Overwhelming and determined assistance: United efforts at Kanbe Village, Aichi Prefecture |
| Elegant and efficient: Work fashion of German women |
| Arrival of new lives: Visiting families with newborn babies |
| Finding free time on the busy Southeast Asian front |
| Messages from soldiers on the front |
| Neighborhood association’s New Year meeting: Setagaya, Tokyo |
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(January 8, 1941)
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| The Crown Prince celebrates his ninth birthday and the New Year. |
| Flag of the Rising Sun flies south and north: The South Sea Islands under Japanese Mandate |
| Flag of the Rising Sun flies south and north: Taiwan |
| Soaking up spring in national uniforms |
| Spring of the nation’s eighth anniversary: Manchukuo |
| Commitment and practice: Spring of national foundation |
| Strengthening body and mind for national service: Instructor training session of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association |
| Children who have forgotten the songs |
| Strengthening naval blockade of the U.K. Germany |
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(January 15, 1941)
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| New wings flying high |
| New Year’s with ladies of Japan, Germany, and Italy |
| Ceremony returning a family of bells to secular life |
| Resolve to change professions and dedicate your life to the nation |
| Strong sense of unity, robust body, and the right lifestyle: “Kraft durch Freude” (strength through joy) of Germany |
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(January 22, 1941)
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| Our unshakable resolve The day new recruits enter the Yokosuka Marine Corps |
| The sky is where we’re headed Hibiya, Tokyo |
| Vice Admiral Hiroshi Oshima dispatched again to Germany |
| Foreign correspondence: The youth will rebuild France. |
| Babies for a patriotic cause: Triplet competition in the East and West |
| Breeding better Manchurian horses and preventing disease: Kuanchengzi Horse Disease Research Center |
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(January 29, 1941)
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| Policewomen arrive |
| Living far away from the home country |
| Blood and sweat in the vast wilderness |
| When the smoke clears |
| Having fun on patrol |
| Letters from back home |
| Photo album selections |
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(February 12, 1941)
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| Japan and the U.S. broker armistice agreement between Thailand and French Indochina. |
| Mop-up campaign before spring: The Pearl River Delta region |
| Coastal blockade on the frozen waters |
| Smiles in Berlin: Gifts from Japanese boys and girls |
| We are the children of East Asia: Hibiya, Tokyo |
| Regular children’s meetings in the snow country: Nagano Prefecture |
| Collective determination and unifying strength |
| Small industrial guild system |
| Trading the pen for a hoe Farmers in school caps Arakawa, Tokyo |
| Oogetayama Charcoal Production Center: Dai Nihon Seishonendan |
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(February 19, 1941)
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| Door opens in the third year: China’s ambassador to Japan Chu Minyi takes office |
| Progress in the armistice talks between the Thailand and French Indochina: Prime Minister’s residence, Tokyo |
| Mobilization order to boost coal production |
| Qingdao today |
| Morning on National Foundation Day: Plaza in front of the Imperial Palace |
| Celebrating the 2600th anniversary of the nation’s founding: The 11th Meiji Jingu National Sports Festival |
| Start of new system begins at home: Osaka City |
| Foreign correspondence |
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(February 26, 1941)
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| Next year marks the 10th anniversary of Manchukuo’s founding |
| Manchukuo: Army |
| Manchukuo: River Task Force |
| Youth committed to building their country |
| Harmony in Manchuria today |
| Rich natural resources in Manchurian soil |
| Steel production: Anshan, Manchukuo |
| Flying over the Southern Cross: Dai Nippon regular flight route from Palau to Delhi |
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(March 5, 1941)
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| Disturbing presence in the Pacific skies U.K., U.S., and Australian military aircraft |
| British military aircraft Centered in Singapore |
| U.S. military aircraft Centered on bases in the Pacific |
| Australia also has military aircraft plants. |
| Spring is nearing: Today in the Netherlands |
| Sad echo of rifles in early spring: Funeral for late Minister of the Navy Mineo Osumi and other faithful departed |
| Our glider: Students of Osaka Hirano Higher Elementary School |
| National school in Manchukuo: Xingjing City |
| Girls building a country: Manchukuo |
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(March 12, 1941)
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| First-year students of national schools |
| Students this spring: Mending of old clothes, my books, and community notices |
| New text books for national schools |
| The youth move forward for the future of Japan. |
| Picture-story shows teach children about national service |
| Children in the North: Sakhalin Hinomaru Flag Neighbor Assistance Association |
| Spring draws near in the North Sea: German Navy |
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(March 19, 1941)
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| Bearing the fruit of co-prosperity in East Asia: Thailand and French Indochina sign agreement |
| Cultivating the foot of Mt. Fuji: Ojima Village, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Do not overlook vacant land: Edogawa, Tokyo |
| Turning muddy plots into beautiful fields: Kochi Prefecture |
| Land development and cultivation in Italy |
| Dialogue with Europe: Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka departs |
| Transforming a former race course into a potato field |
| Delivering nourishment to each household: Sugamo, Tokyo |
| News also from the lands of Manchuria: Zhoujiaying Saitama Settler Group |
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(March 26, 1941)
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| General Toshizo Nishio makes triumphant return to the Imperial capital. |
| Five years of sacred war: Imperial family members dedicate themselves to military service |
| Ticket system brings changes to rice stores: Nagoya City |
| Walking Minister of Education |
| Surprise visit by the manga comfort team: Kiyose Village, Tokyo |
| Filming the peace: Central China traveling film team |
| Fighting fascists |
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(April 2, 1941)
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| Feature: Smiling peace movement |
| Spring breeze fills the air |
| Neighbors who once quarreled now work together in a neighbor association |
| Friendly conductors get the tires spinning |
| The sun shines on a family enjoying lunch in the field. |
| Sharing substitute items: Using substitute goods for self-sufficiency. |
| Letters of encouragement letters sent by smiling family members |
| Non-bureaucratic services under the new system: Refreshing organized and relaxed atmosphere |
| Smiles give rise to efficiency |
| Shared understanding through incense: Buddhist memorial services for the war dead in Thailand and French Indochina |
| Traveling library: Chiba Prefecture |
| One staff is all we need |
| Tomorrow is our day: Patriotic industrial warrior meeting |
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(April 9, 1941)
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| The Crown Prince visits the memorial ship Mikasa |
| Bereaved children of Yasukuni: Tomorrow we stand at Kudan |
| Bereaved children of Yasukuni: I’m right here, father. |
| First anniversary of the return the capital: Nanking and Beijing |
| Everything starts with teacher training: National school handicraft classes |
| Opening of national schools |
| Putting exchange meetings to good use: Osaka City |
| Orderly lines: Off the train, on the train, and then out of the station |
| Foreign correspondence |
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(April 16, 1941)
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| Grand picture scrolls of horses racing under cherry blossoms: The Asian Development Horse Competition at Yoyogi, Tokyo |
| Economic delegation from Afghanistan visits Japan. |
| Closeup on Afghanistan |
| Shape up! Say goodbye to Dekansho. |
| Thanking soldiers Sharing the same thoughts Embassy of Italy in Tokyo |
| War comes to the Balkans |
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(April 23, 1941)
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| Find mineral deposits in town: Offices, stores, and homes |
Other countries have already started digging up mines in towns.
Boost steel production and collect iron scraps. |
| The Soviet Union and Germany welcome Foreign Minister |
| Yosuke Matsuoka |
| Arriving in Moscow March 23 |
| Arriving at Anhalter station, Berlin March 26 |
| Rising Sun flag flies in Berlin |
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(April 30, 1941)
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| Health is a priority in an all-out war. |
| It’s too late once the child is born: Tokyo Nishitama Health Center |
| How much should we eat? |
| National Sanatorium : Tenryuso, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Early diagnosis of tuberculosis: X-ray car |
| Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka returns |
| A nation of broad-minded people that acts as a big brother to Asia: Good manners nurture prudent bodies and minds |
| Admiral Shigetaro Shimada and President Wang Jigwei |
| Defending North China: First China Provisional Army |
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(May 7, 1941)
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| Heroes forever: The Yasukuni Shrine Special Grand Festival in spring |
| Death blow to Chiang Kai-Shek’s supply route: New campaign in Zhejiang and Fujian |
| The Italian Navy aims to conquer the Mediterranean Sea |
| The Italian Air Force aims to conquer the Mediterranean Sea |
| Herds of sheep chase young buds North China and Inner Mongolia |
| Explaining Japan’s position in the world Foreign Minister Matsuoka at a welcome party |
| Studying in the Japan they admire Young people from the Co-Prosperity Sphere |
| Police officers and teachers delight citizens with story theater Nishinose Village, Osaka. |
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(May 14, 1941)
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| Spy incident in Kobe: What was he doing behind the scenes? |
| Like carp streamers in the May skies National schools are healthy and sound |
| Training of the mind and body School visit by Education Minister Hashida |
| Black robes Nun-managed day care Toyama Prefecture |
| British oil supply pipes cut!!! Closeup on the nation of Iraq |
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(May 21, 1941)
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| Staking everything on East Asia Admiral Osami Nagano, the Chief of the Naval General Staff |
| Our fleet storms the Kuroshio Current. |
| Navy Air Force flies across the skies |
| Stoic and dignified Special Naval Landing Forces in Shanghai |
| Japan, French Indochina, and Thailand shake hands together |
| Exporting our national pastime: Diplomatic mission invited by Intelligence Bureau President Ito to a special match |
Motorized forces in farming villages
Hyogo Prefecture Okayama Prefecture |
| Next-generation Taiwan Mechanized Corps |
| Germans learn about the Imperial Navy |
| Exporting our national pastime: Diplomatic mission invited by Intelligence Bureau President Ito to a special match |
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(May 28, 1941)
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Her Imperial Majesty travels to Kansai
Pays visit to shrines and Imperial tombs |
| The Rising Sun flag shines brightly in Zhongyuan |
| Cooperation from the North China Self Defense Troops |
| Protecting railroads: The Huainan Line of the Central China Railway |
| Summer nights in Hanoi |
| Opening of Keihin Port May 20 |
| Doctors at the zoo |
| Germany and Italy united Invasion of Greece |
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(May 28, 1941)
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| His Imperial Majesty inspects students at youth school |
| I am a child of the sea and tides: Shizuoka Prefectural Yaizu Youth School |
| I also polish my womanly virtues at the factory : Tokyo Prefectural Kameido Shukutoku Girls Youth School |
| Pursuing military exploits in a muddy fields: The Naval Transport Corp carries out operation on the northern side of Zhejiang |
| Military training of sumo wrestlers |
| Get together guys! Hitting the factories on the street!! |
| Foreign correspondence: The German Navy |
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(June 11, 1941)
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| The joy of having wings: Central Pilot Training Institute of the Bureau of Aviation Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture |
| Enemy aircraft in flames: Sea eagles launch surprise attack on Tianshui Airfield in Gansu |
| First seamen to join the Chinese Navy |
| Developing the highlands near Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi |
| Resident Chinese hold meeting Mitsubishi Hall in Nagasaki City |
| River neighborhood association Sumida River, Tokyo |
| Mid-summer breeze on the Hainan Island |
| Foreign correspondence: The Netherlands and France |
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(June 18, 1941)
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| Misoma Hajime Festival in Kiso |
| Waseda students toughen up: Tokyo Prefecture Kurume Training School |
| Pen and potato |
| Mechanization of students |
| Build a fortress of savings |
| Glorious national soldiers: Entering the barracks in Manchukuo |
| Economic mission from Germany |
| Soldiers with lax discipline: Special athletic meet at the Tokyo No. 1 Army Hospital |
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(June 25, 1941)
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Nationalist Government leader Wang Jingwei visits Japan Receives an honored Imperial guest’s welcome
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| Go to the mines: The path to becoming an underground tunnel warrior |
| First Central Cooperation Conference June 16 |
| The joy of exercise and surging power |
| Forty seven years of rule in Taiwan |
| Glorious national soldiers: Entering the barracks in Manchukuo |
| Science in the South: Taipei Tropical Medicine Research Laboratory |
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(July 2, 1941)
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| Smuggling through the blockade Off the coast of Macao |
| A soldier’s farm in Hankou |
| Reeducating prisoners of war in North China |
| Arresting terrorists in Hankou |
| Political training institute in Guangdong |
| New China filled with vitality Beijing |
| Announcement of the contest winning design for savings-promotion posters |
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(July 9, 1941)
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| Tenth anniversary of the Manchurian Incident |
| Prepared and ready!! |
| Blue draft call: Military service of young men and women’s associations in Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Burning resources in North China |
| When are you coming back? Chinese return to Amoy |
| Construction of railroads comes first |
| Four full years |
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(July 16, 1941)
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| Marine Memorial Day : July 20 |
| Young girls of the sea: Training of the Yokosuka Sea Girl Scouts |
| Ocean checkpoint: Keihin Port in Tokyo Ward |
| Seabed operation to boost production |
| Industrial patriotism begins with the body |
| Fourth anniversary of the Incident: July 7 |
| Minesweeping souvenirs |
| Women young and old are also skilled laborers: An airplane factory in Germany |
| Day care for female students during the farmers’ busy season |
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(July 23, 1941)
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| Mt. Ichimonji on the fourth anniversary of the Sino-Japanese War Outskirts of Beijing |
| The Naval Huangpu River Guard Shanghai |
| Coal mine on the sea floor: Kyushu Takashima Mining Station |
| Building aircraft and tanks from trash Okayama Prefecture |
| Sound entertainment for a regular meeting Okayama Prefecture |
| Sound entertainment for a regular meeting: Revival of masked kyogen performances |
| Close look at nature: New science curriculum at national schools |
| Ear and protective care education Proper listening skills course Osaka Municipal Shisei School |
| Announcement of the contest winning air designs for clothes and accessories |
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(July 30, 1941)
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| Establishment of the third Konoe Cabinet |
| Japan lends a hand in the Dutch Indies Asama Maru rescues German refugees |
| Hugging German refugees |
| Epidemic prevention unit in Guangdong |
| Ceremony commemorating the implementation of special volunteer system in Taiwan |
| Boys playing the sand |
| Nourished by the scent of the sea: Nagoya Municipal Sea Boy Scouts |
| National school and automobile |
| Modernization of Thailand |
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(August 6, 1941)
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| Deployment of reinforcements for our Army and Navy in French Indochina |
| Southern French Indochina and rice |
| Healthy exchange with youth from our allies at the foot of Mt. Fuji Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashi |
| 100 kilometers in 28 hours |
| Nun’s restart: Chion-in, head temple of the Jōdo sect |
| School this summer |
| National school students: Tokyo Municipal Hikawa National School |
| Young girls school students: Fukushima Prefectural Shirakawa Women’s High School |
| University students: Medical Department of Osaka Imperial University |
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(August 13, 1941)
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| Japan-French Indochina joint defense and the ABCD encirclement |
| First report on reinforcements deployed to French Indochina |
| French Indochina diary |
| Four years since that fateful August 13: Special Naval Landing Forces in Shanghai |
| 20,000 take part in radio gymnastics Kudan, Tokyo |
| Close up on neighborhood association swim campaign |
| Long rain and rice |
| Camera on the homefront (previously “Photos from readers”)
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(August 20, 1941)
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| Tenth anniversary of the Manchurian Incident: National policy at work across the continent |
| Advancing into southern French Indochina Kobayashi’s forces |
| Withering summer grass on the battlefront Central China |
| Military prep school students training hard this summer Kumamoto |
| Tractors of the sea boost shell yields |
| National school students meet a train conductor Nagoya City |
| To the sacred volcanic island Traveling troupe on Izu Oshima |
| Close up on neighborhood association crime prevention campaign |
| Meteorological observatory at 3600 meters: Observation post on top of Mt. Fuji |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(August 27, 1941)
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| 1,000 naval warplanes launch successive air raids on Chongqing |
| Basic facts about gunpowder |
| Salt is also a weapon: Making sun-dried salt at Juan on the west coast of Chosen |
| Child sailors on the lake: Lake Biwa, Shiga |
| National schools and dragon flies |
| Close up on neighborhood association epidemic prevention campaign |
| Places in Japan: Iwate and Aomori |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(September 3, 1941)
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| Airstrikes on cities |
| Building a bomb shelter |
| Food secured in case of airstrikes on our cities |
| National schools and air defense |
| Defending our cities ourselves |
| British and American bombers |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(September 10, 1941)
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| After the tenth anniversary of the Manchurian Incident |
| National schools and the sea |
| Natural lighting: Probationary Asuka Farm in Fukui City |
| Places in Japan 2: Hokkaido |
| Overwhelming force on the South China Sea |
| Transfer of supplies to Chiang Kai-Shek: Haiphong in French Indochina |
| Organisation Todt : Reconstruction corps in Germany |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(September 17, 1941)
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| Tenth anniversary of the Manchurian Incident: Sacred ground in Manchuria infused with the blood of our fathers |
| Aviation Day : September 20 |
| Presents in the skies over Chongqing |
| Making and flying German model gliders |
| Three gliders: Primary Secondary Soarer |
| National schools and aircraft: Nagoya Municipal Ōzone National School |
| We hope you learn to love planes Mom! |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(September 24, 1941)
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| Great resources in the North: Sakhalin |
| Inexhaustible timber in Sakhalin |
| Girls cultivating northern resources |
| Things found in the tundra. |
| Open-air coal mining too |
| Mowing service at the foot of Mt. Akagi |
| A breath of fresh air: Cholon in southern French Indochina |
| Mobile research room on the sea: Observation vessel |
| New China exudes the stability of Mt. Tai.: Lively Confucius Festival |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(October 1, 1941)
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| Homefront public service promoting movement : October 3 to 7 |
| Tenth anniversary of Manchurian Incident and dinner party to celebrate recognition of Manchukuo September 18 Imperial Hotel, Tokyo |
| Brides for brave disabled veterans |
| Happy families of brave warriors today |
| Everyone get together! Today families of brave warriors harvest rice: Yamagata Prefectural Tsuruoka Junior High School |
| Raising orphans into model human beings: Yamanashi |
| 51 aircraft presented on Air Day: Tokyo Airport |
| Search your home for unneeded ironware! |
| Masters of refurbishing discarded equipment |
| Rabbits are a key form of munitions. |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(October 8, 1941)
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| Battle of Hunan in mid-autumn |
| No one without a job: Finding work sought by the nation |
| Using spare time during flower arrangement in service to the nation |
| Warships from French Indochina head to Osaka for repairs |
| Luncheon to celebrate first anniversary of the conclusion of the Tripartite Alliance Foreign minister’s residence, Tokyo |
| Siege of Leningrad Near Lake Ladoga |
| America today |
| Air defense drill guide Ueno, Tokyo |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(October 15, 1941)
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| Unrest in Southwest Asia: Turkey |
| Map of Southwest Asia State of affairs in Southwest Asia |
| State of affairs in Southwest Asia: Iran |
| State of affairs in Southwest Asia: Iraq |
| State of affairs in Southwest Asia: Palestine |
| 50,000 take part in armored drill: Tokyo City’s Young People’s Association |
| Secondary air defense drill |
| National policy picture story training for teachers Osaka City |
| Drill for women tending the homefront Oita |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(October 22, 1941)
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| First report on fierce fighting between Germany and the U.S.S.R. |
| Marching headlong on the road to Moscow |
| Blood and smoke on the line of fire Moscow front |
| Burned to ashes Warplanes and tanks of elite Soviet troops Moscow front |
| Sorrow in military uniform Joy in military uniform |
| First anniversary of the conclusion of the Tripartite Alliance Beijing |
| Fourth Sino-Japanese War Military Horse Festival October 24 |
| Fourth Ministry of Education Art Exhibition Tokyo |
| Great German Art Exhibition Munich |
| Scenes from the National Livingware Exhibition Organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(October 29, 1941)
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| His Imperial Majesty visits Yasukuni Shrine and prays for the war dead. |
| Launch of Tojo Cabinet |
| Combined exercises of student units Narashino, Chiba |
| Nursing care exercise for vocational school students |
| Rising Sun signboards shut down black market businesses Yamaguchi |
| Machine to match people to jobs |
| Paris after fall of France |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(November 5, 1941)
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| His Imperial Highness Takahito, Prince Mikasa, weds happily |
| Infinite number of young sea eagles |
| Student bayonet training competition Grounds of Toyama Military School |
| Fighters: Battle to seize Zhengzhou in Henan |
| Brought to light: POW Detention Camp Xiyuan, North China |
| Foreign correspondence: Netherlands today |
| Work cooperation: Hofu, Yamaguchi |
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(November 12, 1941)
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| Japan-Manchuria joint defense: Our Kwantung Army |
| Japan-Manchuria joint defense: The Manchurian Army |
| Completion of world’s second largest dam: Sup’ung Dam |
| Arsenal of Manchukuo |
| 12th Meiji Jingu National Sports Festival |
| Neighborhood associations: Nurture the next-generation of elite citizens Osaka City |
| Amphibious vehicle Germany |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(November 19, 1941)
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| Autumn of thanksgiving for new crops: Governor General of South Chosen helps with the harvest |
| Santa Claus heads to busy farming areas |
| Cooperative cooking in neighborhood associations Osaka City |
| Order of the Golden Kite for mine workers: Conferment of medals to exemplary mine engineers and operators nationwide Tokyo |
| German-made weapons used by the Brazilian National Army |
| Labor of service and sweet potatoes |
| Camera on the homefront |
| News from Zhengzhou |
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(November 26, 1941)
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| First anniversary of the establishment of the Japan-Manchuria-China alliance |
| Visit to new Republic of China Ambassador Xu Liang |
| Pure and sound land of the new China. |
| Live out your life on the rich earth of Manchuria: Promulgation of the Manchukuo Development Farm Law |
| Eyes of the world on the Special Imperial Diet session |
| Return of the first ship dispatched to the U.S. |
| Rubber balls flown in from French Indochina. |
| Festival to celebrate a good harvest in Chosen |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(December 3, 1941)
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| Healthy circulation of Japanese blood |
| 27 percent service labor |
| Hundreds of thousands of bonds printed each day |
Back to the comfort of the mother country
Return of the Hie Maru and Takachiho Maru |
| Students from Thailand |
| Little disabled bodies grow quickly: Komei School in Setagaya, Tokyo |
| Broadcast sharing the joy between the battlefront and homefront |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(December 10, 1941)
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| The day your daily efforts will pay off: Special examination for conscription held December 1 |
| Strapping sound of boots in military training: Tokyo Imperial University |
| Young girls pedal away Kyoto Koen Girls School |
| Youth mobilize on a cloudy dawn Nagano Prefecture |
| National registration system developed |
| Bonze wearing a field cap : Eizan School House |
| The world portrayed by radio waves |
| Expedition to destroy the enemy in Shanxi (Photos from soldiers) |
| Monument even for POWs who died of illness (photo from soldier) |
| Group wedding ceremony in the new China (photo from soldier) |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(December 17, 1941)
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| Rise 100 million strong! The U.S. and U.K. are now our foes! |
| Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of Japan, rises to the call |
| Cannon fire rocks the western Pacific |
| Driving the American presence out of Shanghai. |
| Time has finally come to annihilate the U.S. and U.K. Go forth! Without arrogance. Without hesitation. Calm and collected. |
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(December 24, 1941)
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| Japan, Germany, and Italy strengthen alliance |
| Raining fire from the sky at dawn: Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 8 |
| Blood shed first in Shanghai |
| Hostility vanishes from China |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Hawaii |
| New Battlefield Atlas: The Philippines |
| New Battlefield Atlas: British Malaya |
| HMS Prince of Wales sinks to the bottom of the sea off the coast of Malaya. |
| 100 million people united in patriotic spirit |
| National Meeting on the Annihilation of the U.S. and the U.K. Xinjing |
| New battlefield in our backyard Large-scale exercise by the Taipei Corps of the Taiwan Army |
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(December 31, 1941)
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| Unparalleled military achievement: Sinking the U.K. battleships the Prince of Wales and the Repulse |
| Battle cries shake the jungle: The Malayan front |
| Air raid on Hong Kong: Wild eagles on the ground |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Hong Kong |
| New Battlefield Atlas: British Borneo |
| New Battlefield Geography: Downtrodden Malayan residents |
| New Battlefield Geography: Downtrodden Burmese |
| Harness this emotion to boost production: Yubari Coal Mine in Hokkaido |
| We trained with horses: Akita |
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