Editor | Ihei Kimura |
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Categories | Photo magazine |
Publisher | Tōhōsha |
Founded | 1942 |
Final issue | 1945 |
Country | Japan |
Language | Multilingual |
Front, stylized as FRONT, was a propaganda photo magazine which featured photographs of Japanese war heroes between 1942 and 1945 during World War II.
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]