Japanese magazine, Syonan Gaho Vol. 1 No. 4

Title
Japanese magazine, Syonan Gaho Vol. 1 No. 4
Year/Period
5 Sep 1942
Region
Singapore or Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: 37.6 x 26.2 cm
Accession No.
1995-01102
Credit Line
Gift of Ms. Doreen Quek

Syonan, which means Light of the South, is the name given to Singapore during the Japanese Occupation from 1942 to 1945. The magazine depicts an ostensibly smiling local Chinese woman at a vegetable plantation.