In an old magazine photo, a baby enjoys ¡°children¡¯s heaven¡± ¡ª perched in a tank-shaped stroller and, the caption jokes, going to Manchuria. In a manga released by U.S. Forces Japan, two cute doe-eyed characters ¡ª the bunny-boy Mr. USA and the Japanese schoolgirl Ms. Alliance ¡ª discuss playfully why it¡¯s his job to kill cockroaches in her kitchen.
Playing War: Children and the Paradoxes of Modern Militarism in Japan, by Sabine Fruhstuck.
276 pages
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