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The first issue (February 16, 1938)

Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront!
The Five-Color Flag of China flying proudly
Don’t make it your enemy
Meet the Ministry of Health and Welfare
From the battlefield to back home: Happy newsletter from the front
The world is turning
Ideology war exhibition
A patriotic march in town
Structure of the Cabinet Intelligence Department                Thoughts on first issue of Shashin Shuho
Issue No. 2 (February 23, 1938)

The warm land of our country
The Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend)
Fascio Balilla
Ideology war exhibition
Coherence in Imperial Diet in the face of the Incident
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront!
A story of bombing
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 3 (March 2, 1938)

Aviation shines brightly on new stamps
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront!
Sixth anniversary of Manchukuo’s founding
A red village resurrected: Toyosumi Village, Chiba
National policy on raw materials
Endure: Transforming staple fibers into textiles
Battle deeds long remembered: Oguchi’s glorious Mitsubishi G3M
Shi-Kong
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 4 (March 9, 1938)

War history of the Imperial Army
Rearing to go! A first-year soldier in the face of the Incident
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 5 (March 19, 1938)

Strong wings create a strong country
Aviation Japan and the Bureau of Aviation
Longing to fly the blue skies
Devastating effect of bombing on Nanking
Literary war photo exhibition
Battle deeds long remembered: Oguchi’s glorious Mitsubishi G3M
Preparations for the Japan Expo moving right along
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 6 (March 23, 1938)

Young Asia learns from Japan.
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront!
Battle on the radio waves
Photos from readers
Literary war photography exhibition
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 7 (March 30, 1938)

The entire world under one roof: Kashihara Shrine
Yellow River or bust!
Welcoming a Fascist friendship mission to Japan: The face of Japan’s ally Italy
National Development Corps: Rising up at the birthplace of the nation
Library Day
Arbor Day
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 8 (April 6, 1938)

Preparations for the Tokyo Olympics moving right along
Railroad tasks force advances towards Jiangnan.
Horses are tools of war. Train them and run them.
Agricultural Association Day: April 11
The Father of the Homefront, a post office life insurance cultural movie
Photos from readers
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 9 (April 13, 1938)

Fishery Japan
Protect and lead our young, the nation’s second class of citizens
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 10 (April 20, 1938)

The war dead forever sleep under the cherry trees.
Hearing the enemy’s heartbeat in the Xuzhou theater
Tracing the history of communications: Post and Communications Day , April 20
Strengthening the Kuroshio Current, the nation’s second line of defense (Tokyo Nautical College)
Observing public morals: An easy obligation
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront! Kanagawa Prefecture
Preparations for the 2600th anniversary moving right along
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 11 (April 27, 1938)

An Italian mission
Hearing the enemy’s heartbeat in the Xuzhou theater
Self-defense corps in suburban Beijing
Prevention of Cruelty to Children Week
Engineers’ technological gift to the nation
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront! Kanagawa Prefecture
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 12 (May 4, 1938)

Answering the call of the spirits of the war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine Festival
Go forth young man! Build continental Japan! The Nichirin Barracks
Young immigrants to Manchuria
Immigrant bride school
A drop of gasoline is a drop of blood.
Photos from readers
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 13 (May 11, 1938)

Health comes first. Health Week for National Spiritual Mobilization
Imperial radiance: A military parade at the Tencho Festival (the Emperor’s Birthday) during the Incident
Beautiful hands fighting: Close-up of working women during the Incident
Sprouting blossoms of peace
Photos from readers
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront! Kanagawa Prefecture
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 14 (May 18, 1938)

Young men make ties with our ally: Japan Juvenile Association’s mission to Germany
The Metropolitan Police Department protecting the Imperial capital during the Incident.
Dogs are also soldiers.
Save a lump of coal, save fuel.
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront! Kanagawa Prefecture
Photos from readers
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Issue No. 15 (May 25, 1938)

Naval battle between Japan and Russia
Young eagles spread their wings: The Kasumigaura Navy Air Service develop death-defying fighting skills
Tough and strong! Our land combat corps: The Yokosuka Navy Gunnery School on maneuvers
New commander aboard the armored cruiser Izumo
U.S. and British naval forces cruising the high seas
A training squadron during the Incident
Issue No. 16 (June 1, 1938)

Xuzhou falls
A medal’s tale
Time Day
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Photos from readers
Issue No. 17 (June 8, 1938)

White dresses shining under the red cross
From shipping off to the front to the return home
The mothers of wounded soldiers at an Army hospital
Growth of the Nursing Department of the Japanese Red Cross Hospital.
The Great Imperial Japan Young Men’s Mission to Germany
Photos from readers
Issue No. 18 (June 15, 1938)

Saving money is patriotic
Join the money-saving effort.
Two-way path to the rise and fall of a nation
Visiting a model money-saving village
The field operations headquarters of the money-saving effort: The Nippon Kangyo Bank, Limited.
Making gold coins: A story of gold coins—the Mint Bureau
Over the sea (foreign correspondence)
Japan on the homefront! Behold the might of the homefront!
Issue No. 19 (June 22, 1938)

Building up the homefront: Close-up of a fishing village
Southern base: The Ministry of Colonial Affairs in Taiwan and the Government-General of Formosa
National Safety Week from July 1 to 7: The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Battle forces also present at Kosuge Prison.
Photos from readers
Issue No. 20 (June 29, 1938)

Inner Mongolia defense line to stop the Communist advance
The Monopoly Bureau where alcohol is mixed with gasoline
Building up the homefront: Close-up of a mountainous village
Over the sea
Issue No. 21 (July 6, 1938)

The first anniversary of the China Incident
A tumultuous year: Shutting off the traffic routes of Chinese ships
Kuomintang-Communist collaboration and anti-Japanese sentiment sparked the Incident
Chinese soldiers eager to become Japanese prisoners
Beijing women’s pacification unit
Cheerful progress of development in Tungchow
The cradle of a new China
Eating a side dish with thoughts on the front on July 7. Everyone sending support supplies without the empty formalities
July 7: One item per household. Even a broken nail can be used as a weapon.
Photos from readers
Issue No. 22 (July 13, 1938)

Throw away the white gowns  Vocational guidance for wounded soldiers
Volunteers laboring in the hard rain  Chiba Clinic for Disabled Veterans
Establishment of a volunteer system in Chosen: The Gyeongseong Army Volunteer Training Camp
Training squadron returns during the Incident
Patriotic pictures selected for an exhibition
Issue No. 23 (July 20, 1938)

The Red Russia storm
Current state of the Far East Red Army
Notes of General Lyushkov’s defection from the Soviet Union
Completion of repair work on the iron bridge over the Yellow River
Economic warfare around the town
An inspection visit to a munitions factory  An Army clothing factory
Recycle and reuse waste: Even old newspapers can be reused to make felt sandals.
Photos from readers
Issue No. 24 (July 27, 1938)

A forward base
Justice and mercy reflected in muddy waters     District on the northern banks of the Yangtze
Training in the summer on the homefront: National physical and mental training movement
Radio gymnastics across the entire nation
The hoe of service wielded on the sacred ground of nation-building
An inspection visit to a munitions factory: An Army provisions depot
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 25 (August 3, 1938)

Giving to students: Minister of Education Sadao Araki
Clear skies in the mountains  Anti-communist Mt. Fuji Alpine Corps
Friendly exchange of volunteer labor between Japanese and German students
Swimming in the Japanese seas: The Miho Insurance House of the International Students Institute
Over the sea
Issue No. 26 (August 10, 1938)

Reflecting back on last year’s naval operations: An address to the nation  Naval Minister Mitsumasa Yonai
Small skies on the continent: Reflecting back on the Nanking air raids
Fall of Jiujiang
Cheerful faces come back to Shanghai
Cheerful faces come back to Nanjing
Young men’s hike  The foot of Hokkaido Koma-ga-take
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 27 (August 17, 1938)

Building up the homefront: Close-up of a farming village
Braving stormy weather on August 7
Long-distance group swimming race
10-kilometer stretch between Hatsushima and Atami
Summer medical examination service by Tokyo Women’s Medical School students
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 28 (August 24, 1938)

Current affairs and maritime transportation  Minister of Communications Ryutaro Nagai
Our country’s maritime transportation  The great work of our Merchant Marine Corps
Ship-building Japan
Radiant watching party
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 29 (August 31, 1938)

Home Minister Nobumasa Suetsugu
Air defense handbook
The different types of blackout
Know what to do if air raid strikes while you’re on the street
In the park or field
At home
A gas bomb explodes!
Fire prevention exercise to cope with incendiary bombs
A list of air defense kits
Visit of the Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend) mission
Photos from readers
Issue No. 30 (September 7, 1938)

Shots of occupied territory
Beijing mobilizing spirit of the entire nation
Oldtimers of Japan
Supplying weapons to Hankou
Getting back to the Japanese spirit  Converts on the homefront
Utilizing all waste, from rags to celluloid
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront!
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 31 (September 14, 1938)

A huge step towards the development of Manchuria
Building Xinjing
The newly equipped Manchukuo military
Daido (Datong) Academy
Young men from five races who will shape the future
Developing continental Japan
The second year of the five-year industrial plan
Illustrated National Song Book 1: A Mother’s Song
Over the sea
Issue No. 32 (September 21, 1938)

Progress of the Hankou Operations  Map of fighting in the mid-China theater (as of September 15)
Shops Act will go into effect on October 1.
Illustrated National Song Book 2: New Railroad Song
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront!
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 33 (September 28, 1938)

Home Front Support Enhancement Week from October 5 to 11
Many heartfelt visits to the front bring cheer to the troops
Protecting our honorable homes
Over the sea
Illustrated National Song Book 3: Morning
Photos from readers
Issue No. 34 (October 5, 1938)

The 14th Japan Union Young Men’s Association Competition
Young Germany: Female and young male instructors in training
Motor training
Maritime training
Getting a splash of dancing bonitoes
Children’s town association
Illustrated National Song Book 4: Rafting
Photos from readers
Issue No. 35 (October 12, 1938)

120 kilometers to Hankou
So long Chiang Kai-Shek!
On the site sale and exchange of unwanted items
Illustrated National Song Book 5: Home
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 36 (October 19, 1938)

100 kilometers to Hankou
Fighting military horse
Sending new rice to the front
Japan’s struggle and the might of the homefront!
Completion of the Luftschiff Zeppelin 130
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 37 (October 26, 1938)

The Yasukuni Shrine Special Grand Festival
Great landing at Bias Bay
Glory for battleship flag
Young aviation soldiers of the Army
Photos from readers
Issue No. 38 (November 2, 1938)

The day we enter Hankou
The battle to capture Guangdong and Hankou
National Spiritual Promotion Week   November 7 to 13
Over the sea
Issue No. 39 (November 9, 1938)

The day Wuhan fell
Full of sincerity
A wave of flags
A sea of light
New progress in the sacred war  The fall of Hankou
Fall of Guangdong
The Pearl River Upstream Corps
A battle flag fluttering on the deck of the armored cruiser Izumo.
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 40 (November 16, 1938)

A pike relay to pray for victory
Grand national parade to commemorate the first anniversary of the Anti-Comintern Pact between Japan, Germany, and Italy
The pedal of rebirth driven by a single leg
Paying respects to the late Meiji Emperor in Hankou
Giving up days off    Report on the enforcement of the Shops Act
Photos from readers
Issue No. 41 (November 23, 1938)

The Yangtze River Transportation Corps
Shadow of the Buddhist light and the light of peace
Taiwanese native communities at dawn          
Government-General of Formosa
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 42 (November 30, 1938)

The remnants of the anti-Japanese campaign   
An abandoned Japanese settlement in Hankou
Completion of new building at the Imperial Household Museum
Spread of fires caused by fireballs can be prevented  Tokyo Osaka
Osaka Civil Athletic Meeting
Shichi-go-san (7-5-3) album
Over the sea: German Army Orphanage
Photos from readers
Issue No. 43 (December 7, 1938)

Flight engineers learn their trade
German aircraft sets new record in Japan.
German school in Omori, Tokyo
Italian theological school in Setagaya, Tokyo
Supply lines in the sky
Photos from readers
Issue No. 44 (December 14, 1938)

Cold wintry blasts sweep across the front
Soldiers shed a tear.
Hankou and water
Economic War Special Emphasis Week
Reuse discarded items.
German substitute items
Over the sea
Photos from readers
Issue No. 45 (December 21, 1938)

Military postal service
The Manchuria Railway  Railway protection movement
The Traffic Project Adjustment Law
War and food
A letter from Shanghai
Over the sea
Photos from readers

Japan Center for Asian Historical Records, National Archives of Japan