Friday, September 23, 2016
Japan, at war against China, but the nature China had was too magnificent to ignore for Japanese people.
Many postcards like these ones were made in Japan in the 1930's.
1900's Russo Japanese War Postcard Commemorative for the Welcome Meeting for Triumphal Return Soldiers in Hongo Ward (Tokyo) with Art Intending to Show Many Races are on Japan's Side
Civilian Support to Military ( donation ) / 1930's Japanese Postcards : Radio Equipment Dedicated to the Army 5th Division by Hiroshima, Yamaguchi & Shimane Pref.
Civilian support to military like this was often conducted in the 1930's.
Ministry of Army encouraged it as it helped patriotism &
interaction between local cities & their regional divisions or regiments.
Postcards as the news media / 1910's Japanese WW1 Battle Scenes Art Postcards " The Great War of the World Powers " / austria hungary russian german french belgium army
Since the Russo Japanese War, there had been "a postcards boom" in Japan.
The WW1 main battles occurred far from Japan, and postcards like these ones were the war information source for Japanese people, along with journals and newspapers. Postcard was one of the news media.
1910's Japanese Navy WW1 Postcard : Photo of Seized German Submarine, Anti Germany Art & Description about WW1 Sea Warfare & Japanese Navy's Activity
Unlike Navy's ones, hostile artworks against Germany in Japanese Army's WW1 postcards are hardly seen, that is related to the history of the dawn of Japanese military forces.
After the Meiji Government established itself as the Empire of Japan, Imperial Japanese Army introduced the military system of the German Empire, while, Navy modeled on the British Empire.
Army kept respecting Germany even in WW1 time.
And, No wonder Navy consented to dispatch the special duty fleet to the Mediterranean upon request of Britain.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
1930's Sino-Japanese War Time Cavalry Art New Year Greeting Postcard "Now the peace matters the most" implying Japan seeks for an exit strategy for the war with its puppet government in China & Chinese civilians support
"Now the peace matters the most" implying Japan seeks for an exit strategy for the war with its puppet government in China & Chinese civilians support
1913 Japanese Army Postcards Commemorative for the Special Large Scale Maneuvers in Aichi Pref. / Civilian Support to Military
Soldiers stayed at local private houses at night ,that helped military-civilian exchange, civilian understanding & support to military.