Senkyô shûhô [Weekly war news, 16 April].

Accession Number RC05214
Collection number Leaflets Collection (Far Eastern Liaison Office Leaflets) J284
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 18.3 x 17.7 cm
Object type Leaflet
Maker Far Eastern Liaison Office
Date made 16 April 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

A propaganda newspaper produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) during the Second World War. The item is written in Japanese and was distributed to Japan-Formosa and Okinawa. An English translation of the text is attached. Major events reported by this issue are the massive air raids targeting ammunition factories in the Tokyo area, the decreased resistance by the Japanese forces on Okinawa, the imminent fall of the Nazi regime and the entry of the Russian troops into Austria.