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| Intense battle of extermination at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Guam and Wake |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Penang |
New Battlefield Geography : Mindanao
Japanese controlled island for thirty years |
| Military achievements spread to British Borneo |
| Hong Kong: First British territory to be occupied |
| Letters from people at home to soldiers on the front |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(January 14, 1942)
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| Spearhead advances south in Malaya |
| Wresting oil fields back with our bare hands: British Borneo |
| Convoy of transport ships and its escort |
| End to the Burmese route |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Manila |
| Establishment of Taishohotai Day on the eighth of each month to commemorate the Imperial Proclamation of War |
| Easy prey for our wild eagles: Groups of American and British fighters deployed in Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch Indies, and Australia |
| U.S. aircraft carriers capable of launching an airstrike on the Japanese main island |
| Securing food: Converting mulberry fields to wheat fields in Kochi |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(January 21, 1942)
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| Celebrating multi-front war in the New Year Army Review on January 8 Yoyogihara-kashira, Tokyo |
| Fall of Manila |
| The British Borneo front |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Dutch Borneo |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Celebes |
| Newly established Hong Kong |
| First Taishohotai Day Hibiya Park, Tokyo |
| No problem with fuel here: Otsuka Village, Miyazaki |
| Tangerine oranges for soldiers: Female students’ labor of service in Wakayama |
| Signal fire to destroy the U.S. and the U.K. on the Chinese mainland as well |
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(February 4, 1942)
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| South! South! Singapore is now in sight! |
| First report on the Malaya front by the Army Propaganda Unit |
| Nighttime air raid of Singapore |
| City of Singapore—British Empire’s base for invading East Asia for the last 100 years |
| Detailed map of Singapore and the surrounding area |
| New Battlefield Atlas: The Bismarck Archipelago |
| Making a push on Burma |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Burma |
| No. 610 Female Civilian Employee Group : Female force volunteers for tough assignments at Army clothes factory |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(February 11, 1942)
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| His Imperial Highness Higashikuni-no-Miya leads the national defense. |
| Watching party in the snow |
| Impregnable air defense position |
| Fire fighting brigade in the Imperial capital |
| Pressure rises on the Bataan Peninsula |
| New Battlefield Atlas: New Guinea |
| Specially rationed sugar aboard a street railway Tokyo |
Securing food: A fight in a frozen sea
Toyama Prefecture |
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Niigata Prefecture |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(February 18, 1942)
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| Rising Sun flag flies throughout the Malay Peninsula |
| Enemy photos of the bombing of the Philippines |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Java |
| Hong Kong glistens in spring |
| These things to keep in mind on air defense. |
| Air watch of the dawn |
| Training in the North: Tokachi Development Training Center in Hokkaido |
| Photos from soldiers |
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(February 25, 1942)
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| General Hisaichi Terauchi, Supreme Commander of the Southern Army |
| Imperial Army and Navy’s first paratroops First taste of action in Manado on Celebes and Palembang on Sumatra |
| Forcing our way across the Strait of Johore |
| Westward, westward to Rangoon: The Burmese front |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Sumatra |
| Under the august rule of His Imperial Majesty: Cries of joy fill the Imperial capital at news of Singapore’s fall |
| Perfect timing: Tenth birthday of Manchukuo in the Co-Prosperity Sphere |
| No problems with the next generation: Students of the Tokushima Prefectural Tomita National School |
| Final day in Singapore |
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(March 4, 1942)
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| His Imperial Majesty responds to the loyalty of the people – February 18, Miyagimae Plaza |
| Singapore falls – February 15 |
| Vibrant Manila |
| The Imperial Navy flag flies – Seletar Naval Base, Shonan Island |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Rangoon |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Timor |
| This is how paratroopers are made – Army |
| Banzai chants of the nation |
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(March 11, 1942)
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| Greater East Asia War Memorial – February 25, Hibiya, Tokyo |
| One more step towards annihilation –Bataan Peninsula front, the Philippines |
| First ever strike on the U.S. mainland –Imperial submarine’s surprise attack |
| Shonan Island Newsletter |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Australia |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Bali |
| Celebrating the progress of our ally on the tenth anniversary of its founding – Hibiya Park, Tokyo |
| Over the waves of the South Seas – A national school’s whaling training, Taiji Town, Wakayama Prefecture |
| 123 Brides – Wartime marriage at Esumi Village, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Air raids don’t faze us – Distribution training of the National Food Defense Organization |
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(March 18, 1942)
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| Pure loyalty without compare, the nine military gods – Bravery of the special attack force is heard by His Imperial Highness |
| A sea eagle’s deadly strike – Enemy aircraft carrier is sunk |
| Straight to Rangoon in the heat of March |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Batavia and Surabaya |
| Honorable Army Day: Greater East Asia Ethnic Exchange – Korakuen, Tokyo |
| Military maneuvers in the snow: Winter training of Kwantung Army – Tsuka, Manchukuo |
| Tenth anniversary of nation’s founding– National Foundation Day, March 1, Shinkyo |
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(March 25, 1942)
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| Landing in enemy territory in Zamboanga – Mindanao, the Philippines |
| A pitiful sight – Over 220,000 enemy prisoners |
| Coconuts and monkeys all happy after battle subsides – Borneo News |
| Special ambassador arrives from Manchukuo |
| Collecting scrap metal under the sea – Shimizu Port, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Spirit of national defense in the hands holding reins – Women’s farming team, Sumiyoshi Village, Miyazaki Prefecture |
| Second Victory Celebration Day – March 12 |
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(April 1, 1942)
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| No defeat in the three months into the war |
| Rangoon falls – March 8 |
| Dutch and Indian forces surrender unconditionally – March 9 |
| Cold spring – Purge in Sansei |
| Working with several hundred mines – Behind the scenes efforts of minesweepers at Musi River |
| Continuous stream of treasure ships from the South |
| Defending the North Seas in bitter conditions |
| Look at all the koi we have raised – Kamata National School, Tokyo City |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(April 8, 1942)
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| His Imperial Majesty, commander-in-chief, lands at Shubudai Airport |
| Ships are weapons – Wartime Transport Enhancement Campaign |
| We fight with our legs and arms – Wartime Transport Enhancement Campaign |
| Soon to be a teacher, together with an orphaned child – Licensed Teacher Training Center, Gifu Special National School |
| Road straight to construction: Japanese bus also runs express – Shonan Island News |
| Avenging the German Navy – Defeating the HMS Exeter |
| Youth Custody Campaign: April 8-17 – Spring is here; Grow, young trees, grow – Seto Reformatory, Aichi Prefecture |
| A propeller ship carrying rice in Dorohatcho Valley |
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(April 22, 1942)
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| Joint navy funeral for the nine gods of war – April 8, Hibiya Park, Tokyo |
| Navy presents its new attack planes |
| Enemy planes no longer over the Indian Ocean |
| Japanese flag at the tip of India’s nose – Conquering Andaman Island |
| New Battlefield Atlas: India |
| Cherry flowers fall over the shrine – Yasukuni Shrine’s Spring Special Grand Festival nears |
| Manila girls sing the anthem of Greater East Asia |
| Our primary mission is to strengthen our bodies – Okatomi National School, Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture |
| 100,000 meters breaking ice – Working the fields in Sakudaira, Nagano |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(April 29, 1942)
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| Eight days of relentless attack, crawling across the land – Complete occupation of Bataan Peninsula |
| Profile of a prisoner: What story do they have to tell? – Zentsuji Prisoner Camp, Kagawa Prefecture |
| Black hands wave red flags of the Rising Sun – Borneo, Sumatra |
| Produce strong children, strong citizens in greater numbers – Healthy Citizen Campaign, May 1 to 8 |
| New model for marriage |
| Mothers in sailor uniforms – “Class for Future Mothers” at Shimane Prefectural Matsue Girls High School |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(May 6, 1942)
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| Congratulatory envoys from Thailand visit the capital |
| Roar of continuous tracks echoes across the plains of northern Manchukuo |
| British aircraft carrier Hermes is sent deep to the bottom of Bengal Bay |
| A coconut bath pillow Children studying iroha – Changing face of Guam Island |
| We’ll be ready: Automated Fire Brigade |
| Be strong children! Trees also grow in spring – Tokyo Prefectural Kurume Gakuen |
| Seagulls, sardines, big catch – Sardine ships off Kinkasan coast battle with lack of fuel |
| Heed the call of Yasukuni Shrine |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(May 13, 1942)
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| To the Imperial Capital: Grand formation of the Army’s newest planes, April 27 |
| No place for the enemy on the Indian Ocean –Navy air unit sinks two British armored cruisers |
| Chemical fertilizer across the entire island – Occupation of Christmas Island |
| Building a bridge to Mandalay in enemy territory – The Burma front |
| New Malay |
| We drew these pictures for you Mr. Soldier |
| Saigon rice is in season |
| Come young and old with fervent spirit to build a modern Thailand– Teiji Inoue, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Thailand |
| Learning from Japan: Celebratory envoy from Thailand – Lieutenant General Phahon’s envoy |
| The traveling preschool has arrived – Tokyo City Outdoor Nursery Unit |
| Building peace in China with our own hands – Phase Four of the North China Order Enhancement Campaign |
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(May 20, 1942)
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| Chief of Naval General Staff Office Osami Nagano in the operations room planning strategy for victory |
| No enemy ships for 10,000 nautical miles in all directions |
| Raining down massive bombs – Navy Air Unit |
| Producing a steady stream of Sakuma Units – Navy Submarine Academy |
| Military flag on ruins of an old castle – Letter from Ambon |
| Today’s the perfect day to visit the Navy Museum |
| A fighter clutching his camera |
| Sailing the Greater East Asia Sea – Our navy hospital ship |
| It’s been a busy six months |
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(May 27, 1942)
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| His Imperial Majesty’s benevolence to all parts of the nation – Chamberlains stationed across the country |
| Corregidor Island fortress finally falls – May 7 |
| Full occupation of all Burma almost complete |
| U.S. and U.K. struggling to regain the upper hand |
| President Wang visits Manchukuo – Sign of the ties between the Chinese and Manchurian brethren |
| Return gift of pictures from our friends in French Indochina |
| Soldiers of French Indochina follow the example of our Imperial forces |
| Weavers dance and the machines sing – Kitagawa Lace Plant in the suburbs of Kiryu |
| Peninsula basks in the May – Chosen to start conscription in two years |
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(June 10, 1942)
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| Prince Takamatsu visits Manchukuo – Exchanges firm handshake with Emperor Kangde of Manchukuo |
| Attacking Jukei from the rear – From Burma to Settou |
| Gomokumeshi (Japanese pilaf) and the Army |
| First catch of bonito, made possible with special rations of heavy oil |
| Creating 250,000 hectares from wasteland – Farmland development in Gifu Prefecture: Visiting the corporate office |
| Receiving Blessings of the His Imperial Majesty: Special navy landing force, May 27, Navy Day |
| Kindness with a smile and heartwarming gestures – Girls of An Nam and our injured soldiers |
| Memorial flower bed of sincerity – Sumiyoshi National School, Osaka City |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(June 17, 1942)
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| All for Ultimate Victory – “Save 23 billion” week |
| All for Ultimate Victory – Bullets and cannons, all from savings |
| All for Ultimate Victory – Save at Full Forced |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Sydney and Madagascar |
| Mt. Hanafuki and the Papuan People – The town of Ambon , where sea eagles fly |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Yunnan Province |
| Light shines on a Buddhist tower – Victory over all Burma |
| We’re the most skilled in Japan: The 1st Technical Training Central Conference |
| National film: Yamasando, Boshigusa |
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(June 24, 1942)
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| His Imperial Majesty inspects the prizes of war |
| Prizes of war inspected by His Imperial Majesty |
| Thailand seeks rapid progress – Prime Minister Phibun, the young leader of a young nation |
| Naval academy on the banks of the Menan River |
| Young eagles of Thailand trained in Japan |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Sekkou Province and Kousei Province |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Aleutian Islands |
| Organized congestion – Obey traffic rules |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(July 1, 1942)
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| Pressing on until we strike the finishing blow on Jukei – 5th Anniversary of the China Incident: July 7 |
| Sekkou-Kousei Operation in progress |
| Songs of wheat-harvesting autumn over the canal – 5th Anniversary of the China Incident: Supplies in North China and canal transport |
| Sun shines down brightly on the new China |
| Darkness in Jukei |
| New Battlefield Atlas: Canton Province |
| Malay girls and the Japanese language |
| Chihaya Japanese school in Batavia |
| Japan-Thailand alliance celebratory return envoy – Koki Hirota |
| Doctor in an automated unit – Army Armor Maintenance Academy |
| Always ready for enemy planes – Leader training at women’s fire prevention association, Okayama City |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(July 8, 1942)
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| Fog-covered land of snow – Details of the attack on the Aleutians |
| Occupying Kiska Island – June 7 |
| Occupying Attu Island – June 8 |
| New life on scorched earth – Recovery of Cavite Naval Base, the Philippines |
| Tigaroda in Macassar |
| We are the engineer troops of Manchukuo |
| Outlook on the global conflict: Axis offensives in the east and west push the U.S. and the U.K. to the brink |
| Greater production from each grain of rice and wheat |
| Rolling up our chima to produce more this year |
| Learning from the Japanese mentality – Peninsula youth troops support production |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(July 15, 1942)
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| Ships bring victory: Head to the sea young men – Kojima Seamen Training Center, Ajino Town, Okayama Prefecture |
| Construction continues on wartime standard ships |
| Eyes of a spy under the mask of a priest: The Fisher Incident – Stop Espionage Week, July 13 to 19 |
| U.S. and U.K. spy group in Shanghai arrested |
| China Incident commemorative jukendo training – Yoyogi, Tokyo |
| Forced relocation by the U.S. – Our brethren in North America await the day of our triumph |
| Credit union for children – Ajima National School, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(July 22, 1942)
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| So cold on this front – Attu Island |
| Spraying down the remaining enemy forces – Hainan Island |
| Enemy prisoner camp in Manila |
| Bloodless occupation of Nicobar Island |
| Topknots and the Malay people – Condolatory sports festival at Johor Bahru Army Hospital |
| Our proud tin refinery at Penang |
| Overflowing with the Japanese language – Shonan Island |
| Japanese flag traveling across the lake – Burma |
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(July 29, 1942)
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| Summer exercises for the mind and body – July 21 to August 2 |
| Blow away the heat. One! Two! Three! |
| The strength and beauty of dance |
| Dorms are not the place to idle away your youth – Training dorm at Taga Technical College, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Yukatas and undervests, all from comfort bags – Exhibition of works from soldiers at the front |
| Saigon in the sun |
| The Indian independence movement and the Bangkok Convention |
| 10-minute trip to a city down south – Saigon |
| 10-minute trip to a city down south – Shonan City |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(August 5, 1942)
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| Hallowed war hero – Major General Tateo Kato |
| More a holy eagle than young bud – Keepsakes of a war hero |
| Special ambassador Koki Hirota fulfills his mission |
| Seletar Naval Base still intact – Shonan Island |
| Prisoner village cooperates with Japan – Palawan Island |
| Shouts of joy for cigarette rations – A town in Samarinda, Borneo |
| Climbing 12,000 feet on a single leg – Injured veterans of Tokyo Prefecture climb Mt. Fuji and boost National Prestige |
| Making an air raid shelter |
| Conscription age youth should all be able to swim – Swimming seminar for conscription age youth: Subdivision of a veterans association in Chichibu Town, Saitama Prefecture |
| Exterminating crayfish – Katsushika-ku, Tokyo City |
| Gion Festival music comforts warriors in white |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(August 12, 1942)
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| Shonan Island awash in Japanese color |
| Hammer-waver flies in the South – Teiichi Suzuki, President of the Cabinet Planning Board |
| Rapid express construction of the Philippines |
| Nurses in the Philippines – Manila XX Military Hospital |
| A short break for both man and ship |
| Young cherry blossoms of Kanbudai – Nagoya Army Infant School |
| Children filled with emotion – War Hero Naoji Iwasa Dedication Team |
| Visiting the birthplace of a war hero |
| Japan-Thailand student training meet at Lake Chuzenji, Nikko |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(August 19, 1942)
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| Victorious state of oil production achieved – Borneo |
| New Guinea |
| German forces continue their advances – News from the raging battle on the German-Soviet front |
| Let this shot hit our British enemy – Artillery training for Indian Soldiers at Shonan Island |
| Happy song of reconstruction in Sumatra |
| Final blow to the defeated U.S. and Filipino forces – Landing on enemy territory at Leyte Island, the Philippines |
| Sunday in Manila |
| 10-minute guide to national policy – Traveling exhibition to visit 53 stations |
| Maritime education to students aboard the Azuma – Maizuru |
| Children of the air and of the sea |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(August 26, 1942)
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| Exchange ship from the Americas docks safely at Shonan Island |
| Prisoners help erect Shonan Shrine |
| The Imperial Navy is active here as well– China-based fleet closes off Wenzhou |
| Well done lads! – Submarines sink enemy cargo ships |
| A preschool in Thailand |
| Recuperate while working – Yamanashi Workshop of the Injured Veterans Service Foundation |
| The Imperial Diet in September |
| A university doctor makes his rounds of mountain villages – Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture |
| Good children of Otasu , Karafuto |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(September 2, 1942)
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| Our great home, sweet motherland – Exchange ship returnees from the Americas |
| Battle of the Solomon Sea – Fierce surprise attacks in the dark of night |
| Shizuichi Tanaka assumes command of the Philippines Expeditionary Army |
| Next-generation of mothers having children for a strong Thailand |
| How did the physically weak children fare during summer training? Tomachi National School, Nagasaki City |
| Spend summer building Manchukuo |
| Return postcards flying between the battlefield and homefront |
| Carrying a sewing machine to teach and be taught |
| Camera on the homefront: Visiting the birthplace of a war hero pilot – Kiyoshi Kawasaki, Asahikawa City, Hokkaido |
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(September 9, 1942)
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| Military engineer’s spirit reaches the ears of His Imperial Majesty |
| Military service team dispatched from Taiwan to the Philippines |
| Students pack Japanese language lecture – Manila |
| Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of Manchukuo – The Great Growth |
| Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of Manchukuo – Celebratory Mobilization Meet |
| Shinkyo ten years before and after |
| Pinning the proud Technical Merit Badge on the chest of Japan’s most skilled |
| We are also children of the empire: Towards greater production – Mito Kyoei Houonkai: Legal Custody Day, September 13, 14 |
| Sixth-year Leader of the Homing Pigeon Team – Ikuwa National School, Osaka City |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(September 16, 1942)
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| Staring straight into the face of the enemy counterattack |
| Hayato: The enemy air force’s nightmare |
| Our new aircraft carrier is bigger and better |
| The air front – Undefeated north to south |
| Gods of the Air – Scenes from the movie, Gods of the Air |
| The sky awaits you – Yonago Regional Aircraft Crew Training Center |
| Monthly production: 00 planes – Production plant of the Army’s latest bombers |
| We’ll take the rest of the sky from here – Aviation training of Fuse City Youth Organization, Osaka Prefecture |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(September 23, 1942)
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| Darkness! Deplorable behavior in the Imperial Capital – On patrol with members of the Police Department’s Economic Police, September 8-10 |
| A kind grocer and smiling people in line |
| The Economic Police are friends of the good |
| To construct a shrine – Palau sends honorary volunteers |
| The Malay Song |
| Go see the brave merits of your fathers – Prime Minister Tojo encourages orphaned children heading to Manchukuo |
| Students lead New China – The New National Movement in action |
| Deliver rich harvest to the nation’s granary as fast as possible – Waseda Village, Saitama Prefecture |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(September 30, 1942)
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| Towards a New China – Grand departure of reply envoy |
| Veterans Support Campaign, October 3 to 8: Days spent dreaming of their return while overcoming pain – Shimoosa Recuperation Center for Injured Veterans, Chiba Prefecture |
| Carrying on the will of her husband and bearing hope for tomorrow – Tokyo Vocational Training Center for Orphaned Families of Veterans |
| Thank you, Mr. Soldier – Yawatacho First National School, Aichi Prefecture |
| Building the New Java with our own hands |
| Emperor of Manchukuo visits the Kenkokuchureibyo |
| Ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of Manchukuo – Shinkyo |
| From town to village – Scarecrow Support Team |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(October 7, 1942)
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| Army funeral for war hero Major General Tateo Kato – September 22, Tokyo |
| Ministers lead the way – Prime Minister Tojo encourages graduates of the University of Tokyo |
| Ministers lead the way – Kishi Commerce Minister goes 1000 feet underground: Furukawa Yoshima Mine, Fukushima Prefecture |
| Ministers lead the way – Kaya Finance Minister gives speech in the city |
| Ministers lead the way – Hatta Railroad Minister stands on the rails |
| Axis joint operation taking shape here |
| Intense training – Police officers of Manila |
| Huge harvest of sweet potatoes – Senda Village, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Healthy signs of the Japan-Germany alliance – A gift from a German lady living in Tokyo |
| National school making paper – Choei National School, Fuse City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(October 14, 1942)
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| Monument to loyal spirits on Mt. Bui – Shonan Island |
| All islanders help raise the battleship flag – Central Celebes Island Mop-up Campaign |
| 70-year pulse of the national railroad – Construction begins on the new Tanna Tunnel |
| 70-year pulse of the national railroad – Limited express to Shonan |
| Worker housing provided by the owner of 1.1 billion yen in assets |
| Sons trade military uniforms for work clothes during harvest: Army/Navy authorities help with harvest – Eastern No. 23 Unit |
| Girls trade school uniforms for work clothes to help: Ministry of Culture authorities support harvest – Shirane Women’s Home Economics College, Niigata Prefecture |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(October 21, 1942)
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| Spirits of heroes from special attack on Sydney Harbor return home |
| Solomon Islands nearby – All’s calm at our base in Rabaul |
| Transforming Java into the paradise of the South |
| Running together with soldiers: Injured Soldiers Sports Games – Tokyo |
| Warriors in white served first: 1000 koi from Sotobori Moat – Tokyo |
| 69 meters in 20 minutes: Rope Weaving Games |
| Increased production of saury nets – Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Germany-France Prisoners of War Exchange Agreement – France |
| Greater production of medicinal poppies |
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(October 28, 1942)
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| Company president leads by example |
| Southeast Asia Flight Diaries – I |
| Memorial flyover for Yasukuni Shrine ceremony |
| Dedicating a sacred hoe to a battlefield friend – Konoe Division |
| All-village sports festival to celebrate a year of rich harvest |
| Automobiles promote order in North China |
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(November 4, 1942)
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| Come join us young men – Our life as Navy Volunteers in the Yokosuka Marine Corps |
| Older peers are fighting in the north and south |
| Town and people reborn – Returnees to Shonan Island |
| Southeast Asian Flight Diaries - II |
| Double ten celebration with new resolve – Nanking |
| View of life in wartime Germany |
| National defense training in Taiwan |
| Honorable parents of Japan’s largest family of children |
| Bride and bridegroom from the same workplace – Tokyo No. 1 Army Armory |
| Pure Cotton made self-sufficiently – Daido Village, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(November 11, 1942)
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| Their Imperial Majesties attend the 13th Annual Meiji Jingu National Training Festival |
| Healthy citizens of the nation enjoy heated competition – The 13th Annual Meiji Jingu National Training Festival |
| Wiping out the enemy fleet counteroffensive – Solomon Sea |
| Treading the first snow on the Shanxi front |
| Save fuel – How to use gas correctly |
| Working hard to boost production in the mountains – Gifu Prefecture |
| Transport team hard at work too – Gunma Prefecture |
| Mini-tank force for a day – Foot of Mt Fuji |
| Spirited youth of Greater East Asia – The 1st Imperial Commonwealth Student Athletic Festival |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(November 18, 1942)
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| Construction in the Southeast Asia surges onward |
| Shonan Station awash with rubber |
| Happy scenes of Rangoon |
| National school in Manila |
| Japanese language classes in Saigon
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| Dawn in Sumatra |
| Fallen leaves for compost – Gifu Prefecture |
| Goat’s milk for babies – Tama Village, Tokyo |
| Protect our working mothers – Tokyo No. 1 Arsenal Depot |
| Foreign correspondence: Germany – All for Victory |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(November 25, 1942)
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| Construction going strong on the continent |
| Boost in cotton production in North China - Construction going strong on the continent |
| Clearing snow in Shanxi to lay the railroad – Construction going strong on the continent |
| Resolute cooperation of Self Defense Troops in police action |
| The Imperial Diet in December – Sipping on rice porridge |
| Blind yet volunteers: Massagists for greater production – Okayama Prefecture |
| Volunteer training center in Taiwan |
| Religion connects Japan and Burma |
| Fierce battle in the South Pacific Seas |
| Waiting for the enemy in the extreme cold – One soldier to deal with a thousand |
| New Burma broadcasting car |
| German & Italian forces riser to defend French Africa |
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(December 2, 1942)
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| Imperial Rescript |
| “Die for the Country”: Words written on the brows of our Imperial Army troops |
| Imperial Navy monitors national security from the air and sea – Newest fighter planes on stand-by on our aircraft carrier |
| Red-hot faith turns to steel – No peaceful days at our steel mills |
| Tank production has entered an infinite orbit |
| If we lose one ship, we’ll build two |
| High keels of our victorious ships cut through the winter sky |
| Military vehicles fill the plaza |
| Wheels put on super-powerful engine car for emergency wartime transport |
| Resources from Greater East Asia territories are our wartime strength |
| Our enemy America is frantically preparing for war |
| We are rewriting the world map |
| Dawn comes peacefully in Burma |
| The very essence of coprosperity |
| Changes in Manilla over the course of a year |
| Digging up tin in Malay for the battles ahead |
| Soldiers give hands-on lessons |
| Entering the second year of war – Submarine fleet |
| Entering the second year of war – Army troop |
| Fighting lifestyle in a country at war – Herein lays our motivation to live |
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(December 9, 1942)
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| Entering the Raffles Museum – Shonan Island |
| Young local leaders building Malay – Asian Development Training Center, Shonan |
| First rise to arms – Burmese Defense Force receives intense Japanese-style training |
| Nearly a year since Hong Kong returned to Asia |
| His Imperial Majesty’s blessings on the Gayo Tribes – Construction progress in Sumatra |
| Flags of big catch flown high in south |
| Protecting the transport canals in Middle China – The Imperial Navy National Guard |
| Radio calls out 1, 2, 3 across Greater East Asia – Radio exercise |
| National film |
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(December 16, 1942)
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| Documentary of Army/Navy operations in the Greater East Asia War graciously viewed by His Imperial Majesty |
| Opportunity to save here – December target of 5 billion yen |
| Courageous mothers of a military nation join the army for a day – Tokyo |
| See what losing means – American & British captives help boost our production – Tokyo |
| Contributions made by your castor seeds |
| Castor seed contributions in Taiwan |
| Camaradery links farms and the city – Train to Ueno carrying fresh milk from Shinshu |
| From the mountains of Ibaraki to the Imperial Capital in Winter – The gift of firewood |
| To farmers in Chiba – Thank you for the potatoes |
| Camera on the homefront |
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(December 23, 1942)
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| His Imperial Majesty visits Jingu Prays for victory |
| Continuing to win the second year of conflict – First anniversary of the Greater East Asia War |
| Our unerring torpedo attack – Sinking enemy ships on the southeastern islands of the Solomon Sea, October 15 |
| Enemy planes will come |
| Volunteers to clear delayed freight – Tokyo |
| The Imperial Diet in January |
| Luxurious hospital opened for the people – Shonan Island |
| Blessings reach the Borneo outback |
| Camera on the homefront – An Imperial support school open even to grannies |
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