| Accession Number | RC04942 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | Leaflets Collection (Far Eastern Liaison Office Leaflets) J150 |
| Collection type | Published Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Measurement | Overall: 15.2 x 20 cm |
| Object type | Leaflet |
| Maker |
Far Eastern Liaison Office |
| Date made | 4 January 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Dare no tsumi ka [Who is to blame?]
Description
A propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) during the Second World War. This leaflet is written in Japanese and was distributed to Melanesia and the Netherlands East Indies. It is accompanied by an English translation of the text. The leaflet concerns trade issues such as the use of export earnings for the war, the increased import of ammunition and the severe impact of the war on ordinary Japanese citizens. The message states that ordinary Japanese people started to believe that enemies were ruining Japan by refusing to trade with her as the domestic economic situation deteriorated. The leaflet stresses that it was the greed of the Japanese military clique that led Japan to the war and brought the economic downturn rather than the trade sanctions led by the Allies.