This film, created by the Department of the Treasury to stimulate war bond purchases, uses captured film to illustrate Japan's determination to win the war. It shows Japanese industry, military training, and scenes of armed forces in China and on a Pacific Island. It states that Japan's best forces are being held for homeland defenses. It shows American prisoners of war and Japanese military parades. You can also watch it
in our main National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Treasury.
National Archives Identifier:
11815Full Citation: Motion Picture 56.30; My Japan; ca. 1943; Moving Images Relating to Financial, Economic and Tax Policies, 1941 - 1972; General Records of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 56; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/my-japan, May 3, 2024]