Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race
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Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race

Land Reform Publicity

An example of illustrations for kamishibai or paper shows commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 1948, to aid local village associations in publicizing land reform. This posterboard projects a happy, productive, and presumable equal farm couple.
From: Zusetsu Shōwa no rekishi (Illustrated History of Shōwa Japan), vol. 9. Tokyo: Shūeisha, 1980; 31.

 

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