{"product_id":"original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-210-pacific-war-propaganda-campaign-japan-1944-1945-khajistan","title":"Original U.S. Psychological Operations Leaflet 210 Pacific War Propaganda Campaign, Japan, 1944-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal double-sided Japanese propaganda leaflet produced during World War II in the Pacific theater. Printed in Japanese, the leaflet uses exaggerated caricature and grotesque imagery to depict Western military forces as monstrous and destructive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeaflet Number\u003c\/strong\u003e: No. 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pacific War Propaganda Campaign\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConflict \/ War:\u003c\/strong\u003e World War II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1937–1945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry \/ Theater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Imperial Japan \/ Pacific Theater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage(s): \u003c\/strong\u003eJapanese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original printed leaflet, double-sided\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Surplus copy retained outside field distribution. Acquired from the personal materials of an unnamed U.S. military servicemember. Never airdropped or field-distributed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslation\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eFront: \"Disease inevitably accompanies war.\"\u003cbr\u003eBack: \"War is inevitably accompanied by illness. Due to the bombing, water and power lines have been destroyed, and food supplies are scarce. Therefore, by 1919, you will all be weakened and ill. However, food is not easily available, and recovery will be difficult. When bombed, the group becomes unclean. It will become difficult to prevent disease. Stop this pointless suffering. Demand a ceasefire from the warlords who started this war.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImagery\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eThe front shows a grotesque caricature of a Western soldier wielding a sword, standing over or emerging from a mass of distorted human and animal forms, suggesting chaos and violence. The composition uses sharp contrast and stylized exaggeration. The reverse presents a dense block of Japanese text framed by a decorative border of serpentine creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObjective\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eTo demonize Western military forces and reinforce fear, hostility, and resistance among Japanese audiences through exaggerated visual propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\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":48159558762710,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/32.png?v=1777418683","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/original-u-s-psychological-operations-leaflet-210-pacific-war-propaganda-campaign-japan-1944-1945-khajistan","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}