{"product_id":"original-u-s-o-w-i-leaflet-110-pacific-war-propaganda-campaign-japan-1944-1945-khajistan","title":"Original U.S. O.W.I Leaflet 110 Pacific War Propaganda Campaign, Japan, 1944-1945","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"266\"\u003eOriginal double-sided Japanese propaganda leaflet produced during World War II in the Pacific theater. Printed in Japanese, the leaflet contrasts maternal care and national duty with the consequences of war, using stark visual symbolism to frame sacrifice and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"695\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeaflet Number: \u003c\/strong\u003eNo. 110\u003cbr data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"294\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pacific War Propaganda Campaign\u003cbr data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"339\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConflict \/ War\u003c\/strong\u003e: World War II\u003cbr data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"370\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1937–1945\u003cbr data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"388\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry \/ Theater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Imperial Japan \/ Pacific Theater\u003cbr data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"442\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese\u003cbr data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"466\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original printed leaflet, double-sided\u003cbr data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"515\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Airdropped leaflet acquired from the family of a U.S. military commander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"931\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslation\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"712\"\u003eFront: “Mother and child” \/ “Certain death” (paired visual slogans)\u003cbr data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eBack: Text discusses the inevitability of death in war, contrasting the value of life with the consequences of conflict and sacrifice for the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"187\" data-start=\"18\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What is an honorable death?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"48\" data-start=\"45\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is to carry out a valiant act for the sake of the nation and meet one’s end in doing so. A mere “great death” is not an honorable death.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"366\" data-start=\"189\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is an honorable life?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"218\" data-start=\"215\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is to preserve oneself and devote oneself to the nation. A life of honor is more difficult than an honorable death, and requires greater courage.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1260\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImagery\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eThe front presents a stark visual contrast: a mother holding a child rendered in black ink against a pink background, paired with a skull below, symbolizing death. The composition creates a direct juxtaposition between life and mortality. The reverse consists of vertically arranged Japanese text in a formal layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1400\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObjective\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1275\"\u003eTo communicate the human cost of war through symbolic imagery, reinforcing themes of sacrifice, mortality, and national duty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1578\"\u003eFeatured in \u003ca href=\"(https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/american-war-propaganda-leaflets-1990-2022?variant=46423468146902)\"\u003eAmerican War Propaganda Leaflets, 1990–2022, Khajistan Press. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1764\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eExhibited in \u003ca href=\"(https:\/\/pioneerworks.org\/exhibitions\/office-of-war-information-o-w-i)\"\u003eKhajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works, New York, May 08 – Aug 09, 2026.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KHAJISTAN™","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48159465996502,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/1_0d17adc3-1c1b-4381-b81c-10d6ff6e5404.png?v=1777418678","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/original-u-s-o-w-i-leaflet-110-pacific-war-propaganda-campaign-japan-1944-1945-khajistan","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}