Teikoku Zaigō Gunjinkai (帝國在鄉軍人會)
Teikoku Zaigō Gunjinkai (帝國在鄉軍人會; 1910 – 1945) was a Japanese nationalist paramilitary organization dedicated to 'spiritual mobilization' towards Japan's imperial ambitions. It was originally conceived by Tanaka Giichi (田中義一) as a veterans' organization. The organization put out various publications cheering Japanese expansion in China, including maps of Manchuria, Mongolia, and China proper.
AKA: 帝國在鄉軍人會
Reporting the war to Japan's home front.
時局上海市街要圖 / [Current Situation Streetmap of Shanghai].
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This 1932 Teikoku Zaigō Gunjinkai map of Shanghai documents the 1932 Shanghai Incident (also known as the January 28 Incident), a brief war fought in the city between Japanese and Chinese forces. Although focusing on military forces, it also is a highly detailed street map or plan of Shanghai at the time, prepared with a Japanese audience in mind. (more details)