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Front (Japanese magazine)

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Front
EditorIhei Kimura
CategoriesPhoto magazine
PublisherTōhōsha
Founded1942
Final issue1945
CountryJapan
LanguageMultilingual

Front, stylized as FRONT, was a propaganda photo magazine which featured photographs of Japanese war heroes between 1942 and 1945 during World War II.

History and profile

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Front was established in 1942.[1] It was modeled on the Soviet propaganda magazine entitled SSSR na Stroike (Russian: USSR in Construction).[1] The publisher of Front was Tōhōsha (Japanese: Far East Company) which was founded by Okada Sozo in 1941 to launch the magazine.[1] The Japanese International Press Photography Association also involved in the publication of the magazine under the direction of the army general staff.[2] The magazine had 15-language editions which were distributed by the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.[2] Its format was large, and the magazine featured photos and photomontages for propaganda purposes.[3] Major contributors of Front were Ihei Kimura who also edited the magazine and Hiroshi Hamaya.[2] The magazine ceased publication in 1945.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Andrea Germer (2015). "Adapting Russian Constructivism and Socialist Realism. The Japanese Overseas Photo Magazine FRONT (1942–1945)". Zeithistorische Forschungen/Studies in Contemporary History. 12. doi:10.14765/zzf.dok-1439.
  2. ^ a b c "Make Magazines, Not War". Print. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ Kevin Michael Smith (Spring 2019). "Images Under Construction: Photomontage in Interwar Europe and Japan". Circulation. 9 (2). hdl:2027/spo.7977573.0009.203.