Bungei Shunjū
Bungei Shunjū (文藝春秋; 1923 - present) is a long-established monthly magazine with wide readership. Despite the magazine's title, it does not only focus on art and literature but often discusses politics and social issues. It is seen as being conservative and monarchist in orientation.
Manga satire of Prime Minister Yoshida's 5th Cabinet.
Minister Fuji Mountain Trail Guide Map. / 大臣富士登山口案内図 / Political Boss Faction Water Vein Map. / 政界親分・子分水脈図
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A very curious double-sided map / diagram satirizing the Fifth Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida (1878 - 1967), in power from May 31, 1953, to December 10, 1954. The recto (front) presents a trail map to the summit of Mount Fuji - symbolizing Japan. Yoshida sits atop, smoking a large cigar, while along the way the Christian socialist Tetsu Katayama (1887 - 1978) appears as a monument. At the base of the mountain, Yoshida's cabinet secretaries, each representing an aspect of Japanese governance, work their way to the top via various 'gates' or 'trails.' Some suffer mishaps along the way. The verso (back) offers a similarly intriguing map/diagram of the national political/academic/business/bureaucratic system, represented as a series of interconnected rivers flowing into a sea/nation. (more details)