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Akagi Printing Co. (sold) (赤城印刷株式會社)


Akagi Printing Co. (赤城印刷株式會社; fl. c. 1951 - 1953) was a Japanese printer that worked in conjunction with the publisher Nobarasha (野ばら社) in the early postwar period. A company by this name exists today in Tokyo, but it is unclear if it is the same company.
AKA: 赤城印刷株式會社
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Internationalism in Japan as it regained its independence after WWII.

世界一周 / [Around the World].

1952 (dated)
20.5 x 29.25 in (52.07 x 74.30 cm)
WorldMap-jidonenkan-1952

sold

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Issued in 1952, the year Japan regained its sovereignty after WWII, this is a rare double-sided world map published for Jidō Nenkan (兒童年鑑, Children's Yearbook). They demonstrate the inculcation of a new spirit of internationalism in Japan, especially among children, after the nationalist militarism and destruction of the war years. (more details)

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