Ashwani Gupta

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One of the pithier slogans of 1943 called on the Japanese to “Extinguish America and Britain and Make a Bright World Map.” Slogan after slogan sought to instill bright attitudes and confidence on both the battlefield and the home front—and also to project Japan as the radiant hope of all Asia. (“Light of Asia” was one of the propaganda names the Japanese used in Southeast Asia.)
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
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