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

Takarazuka Troupe in Uniform

"Takarasiennes posing in their 'national defense color' uniforms introduced in 1939, which served as the prototype for today's military-like uniforms worn by Academy students."
From: Robertson, Jennifer. Takarazuka: Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1998; 64, top.

 

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