Asahi Shimbunsha

Original Japanese maps published by Asahi Shimbunsha, the Asahi newspaper company, offer a vivid view of the Pacific War thr...

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Original Japanese maps published by Asahi Shimbunsha, the Asahi newspaper company, offer a vivid view of the Pacific War through contemporary reporting and campaign history. This collection brings together maps from two distinct publications: Shūkan Asahi (Weekly Asahi), the illustrated news magazine, and the Malaya volume of History of the Greater East Asia War, published under Army Ministry auspices in 1942. Subjects range from the conquest of Malaya and Singapore to the Philippines, Southeast Asia’s resources, Pearl Harbor and the North Pacific. Detailed military plans sit alongside bird’s-eye views and pictorial newsmaps. Many are persuasive maps, using selective emphasis and dramatic imagery to shape readers’ perceptions of the conflict while combining strategic information with wartime propaganda. Browse both publications together here, or follow their individual collections to explore the different formats.

Original Japanese maps published by Asahi Shimbunsha, the Asahi newspaper company, offer a vivid view of the Pacific War through contemporary reporting and campaign history. This collection brings together maps from two distinct publications: Shūkan Asahi (Weekly Asahi), the illustrated news magazine, and the Malaya volume of History of the Greater East Asia War, published under Army Ministry auspices in 1942. Subjects range from the conquest of Malaya and Singapore to the Philippines, Southeast Asia’s resources, Pearl Harbor and the North Pacific. Detailed military plans sit alongside bird’s-eye views and pictorial newsmaps. Many are persuasive maps, using selective emphasis and dramatic imagery to shape readers’ perceptions of the conflict while combining strategic information with wartime propaganda. Browse both publications together here, or follow their individual collections to explore the different formats.

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