• Original U.S. O.W.I Leaflet 208 Pacific War Propaganda Campaign, Japan, 1944-1945, view 1 — KHAJISTAN™
  • Original U.S. O.W.I Leaflet 208 Pacific War Propaganda Campaign, Japan, 1944-1945, view 2 — KHAJISTAN™

    The Hinomaru, Leaflet 208 — Pacific War, 1944–1945

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    Japan | Japanese | Pacific War, 1944 to 1945

    An O.W.I. leaflet for Japan from the closing years of the war. The Hinomaru sits alone at the center of the front, and the back carries a column of Japanese text on duty and on what lay ahead for the nation. An airdropped copy, from the family of a U.S. military commander.

    Exhibited in Office of War Information (O.W.I.), Pioneer Works, New York, 2026.

    Historical context

    US wartime propaganda planners issued guidance on addressing Japanese audiences from 1942. This leaflet uses the national flag as its opening image before a message about duty and the country’s future.

    Sources: US National Archives, propaganda guidance for the Pacific, 1942.

    Format: Original printed leaflet, double-sided

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