''Shashin Shūhō'' (Japanese: 写真周报; ''Weekly Photographical Journal'') was an illustrated propaganda magazine of the Cabinet Intelligence Department which was published in Japan between 1938 and 1945. It was one of the most successful propaganda publications of Japan.

History and profile

''Shashin Shūhō'' was launched by the Cabinet Intelligence Department in 1938, and its first issue appeared on 16 February 1938. It was employed by the Japanese government for propaganda purposes and featured the news about the Japan's war activities in

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. Its contents were accompanied by photographs which were mostly taken by the Nippon Kōbō collaborators, including

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and

Ihei Kimura was a Japanese photographer, known for his portrayal of Tokyo and Akita Prefecture. Life and work Born on 12 December 1901 in Shitaya-ku (now Taitō-ku), Tokyo, Kimura started taking photographs when very young but his interest intensified whe ...

. The magazine came out weekly which reached the peak circulation level distributing 500,000 copies in 1943. It folded after the publication of the issue 374–375 on 11 July 1945. The magazine issues have been archived by different institutions, including

National Archives of Singapore The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) ( Malay: ''Arkib Negara Singapura'', Mandarin: 新加坡国家档案馆, Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய காப்பகம்) is the national archives of Singapore. It was f ...

and the

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

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