AntiAsiatic Propaganda of Japan during WWII
Darwin123
descriptions of racist propaganda in Germany and the United States.
However, I can't find anything about racist propaganda by the Japanese
against other cultures.
I am having difficulty finding information on the antiAsiatic
propaganda in Japan. I am particularly interested in how Japanese
doctors and officers justified their treatment of Chinese and Korean
prisoners.
I have read Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf". It gives me a fairly
good idea what the German's would have done if they had successfully
conquered Europe. I have read a lot on Nazi propaganda. I understand
their racist theories quite well, and their ideas of natural
selection. However, I can not find any book similar to "Mein Kampf" by
any Japanese leader before WWII.
I am particularly interested in their pseudoscience and religion.
Why did they believe other races were inferior? Did any of them really
think that they were "liberating" China from colonial domination? Why
were Japanese soldiers so uninhibited during the "Rape of Nanaking"?
What did Buddhists think concerning the war? What was taught in the
schools concerning biological evolution, and the origin of the
species?
Most of all, "What were Japans long term goals with regards to
Asia? Suppose they were successful in chasing all the "colonialists"
out of China. What were their plans with regards to the Chinese
people? How did Japanese think they were related to the Chinese
people? What did Horohito and Tojo say about the Chinese?
Posters and movies with antiChinese propaganda, or antiKorean
propaganda would be helpful. I am secondarily interested in
antiCaucassian propaganda of WWII. However, my main interest is in how
they could treat other Asiatics the way they did.
I am not Japan bashing. I know Japan is very different now than
what it was then. I know Japanese in general are not racist and very
kind. I am interested only in the time just before and during WWII.
mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net
> I am doing research on World War II. I find it easy to find
> descriptions of racist propaganda in Germany and the United States.
> However, I can't find anything about racist propaganda by the Japanese
> against other cultures.
> I am having difficulty finding information on the antiAsiatic
Dower's _War without Mercy_ and Ienaga's _The Pacific War_ both have
some things in them.
> propaganda in Japan. I am particularly interested in how Japanese
> doctors and officers justified their treatment of Chinese and Korean
> prisoners.
They didn't really advertise the treatment, so it wouldn't be in the
propaganda put out by the government.
> selection. However, I can not find any book similar to "Mein Kampf" by
> any Japanese leader before WWII.
That's because there isn't one; Nazi policy was largely shaped by one
man. Japanese policy was rather messy and ad hoc.
> I am particularly interested in their pseudoscience and religion.
Well, there's Shinto?
> Why did they believe other races were inferior? Did any of them really
Because they were Japanese, living in the land of the gods.
> think that they were "liberating" China from colonial domination? Why
Some did, yes.
> were Japanese soldiers so uninhibited during the "Rape of Nanaking"?
> What did Buddhists think concerning the war? What was taught in the
Buddists don't really have much say in policy; Shinto is the native
"religion".
> schools concerning biological evolution, and the origin of the
> species?
> Most of all, "What were Japans long term goals with regards to
> Asia? Suppose they were successful in chasing all the "colonialists"
> out of China. What were their plans with regards to the Chinese
> people? How did Japanese think they were related to the Chinese
> people? What did Horohito and Tojo say about the Chinese?
Hirohito didn't make public announcements on anything.
Japan wanted to strengthen her econominc and military positions in order
to stand as an equal (or better) to the Western nations.
> Posters and movies with antiChinese propaganda, or antiKorean
> propaganda would be helpful. I am secondarily interested in
Korea was part of Japan then.
> antiCaucassian propaganda of WWII. However, my main interest is in how
> they could treat other Asiatics the way they did.
> I am not Japan bashing. I know Japan is very different now than
> what it was then. I know Japanese in general are not racist and very
> kind.
They are very racist, but also kind. The two concepts are not necessarily
antithetical.
> I am interested only in the time just before and during WWII.
See the above refernces.
Mike