The Mediators who Created the Practical Phase of Japan’s Propaganda in Occupied Countries during WW II :From the Study about Tōa bunkaken |
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Atsuhiko WADA |
Professor of Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University |
占領地文化工作<実践>への仲介者たち ―― 『東亜文化圏』を手がかりに |
和田敦彦 |
早稲田大学教育·総合学術院教授 |
Correspondence
Atsuhiko WADA ,Email: a-wada@waseda.jp |
Published online: 30 June 2024. |
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ABSTRACT |
In this paper, I examine Japan’s propaganda during WW II in occupied countries, focusing on long-term cultural activities conducted by public and private sectors. Concretely I considered this issue based on the study about the journal, Tōa bunkaken (1942-1945). This journal aimed to study the effective systems and organizations of propaganda and inform its readers of research data or concrete information for propaganda activities in occupied countries. I explore why the practical instances of this journal were created, and by whom its network of the writers and editors was created. I clarify that the cultural activities of rightists played important roles in producing this journal. Zen’ichi Suzuki, the main producer of this journal, was a leading member of the rightists, and led a terror attack, called, the Shinpeitai Incident (1933). After the incident, he became active at the forefront of cultural propaganda in Manchuria, Shanghai, and Nanking. His experiences and network cultivated through these activities evolved into the practical features of Tōa bunkaken. |
Keywords:
History of Reading, Tōa bunkaken, Propaganda, Greater East Asia Prosperity Sphere, Rightwing Group
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読書史, 東亜文化圏, 文化工作 , 大東亜共栄圏, 右翼団体
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