Employs hundreds of images and written records from Japanese periodicals during World War II to trace the nation's transformation from a colorful, cosmopolitan empire in 1937 to a bleak "total war" society facing imminent destruction in 1945. This volume offers a representation of the official Japanese narrative of the war in contemporary terms.

Introduction: A Picture Worth a Thousand Arguments 1. Emperor ShOwa 2. The Great Japanese Empire 3. Men of the Imperial Forces4. A People United in Serving the Nation 5. Warrior Wives 6. Junior Citizens 7. Now the Enemy Is America and Britain! 8. The Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere 9. Uchiteshi Yamamu: Keep Up the Fight! 10. Faces of the Enemy 11. Dying Honorably, from Attu to Iwo Jima 12. The Kamikazefication of the Home Front. Conclusion: Endgame Appendix 1: Annotated Bibliography of Japanese Wartime News Journals Appendix 2: Glossary