Nippon Fujin ( Japanese: 日本婦人, romanized: Japanese Women) was a Japanese political magazine targeting women. ^[1] The magazine was one of the best-selling magazines during World War II in Japan. ^[2] It existed between 1942 and 1945.

History and profile

Nippon Fujin was started in 1942 by a women's organization, Dai Nippon Kokubo Fujinkai (Japanese: Greater Japan Women Association). ^{[3] [4]} The association was a patriotic and nationalist women's organization. ^[5] The first issue appeared in November 1942. ^[6] The magazine was published on a monthly basis. ^[3] It contained nationalist propaganda material during the wartime. ^[4] German historian Andrea Germer argues that visual propaganda materials included in Nippon Fujin are closely similar to those in Frauen Warte, one of the Nazi periodicals targeting women. ^[7] Nippon Fujin folded in January 1945 after producing twenty-four issues. ^{[4] [6]}

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