These are reprinted versions of 6 of the 7000 different books that America's occupational forces the GHQ burnt in Japan after ww2. I wonder why these books were apparently considered "dangerous" to America. Especially the one about international secret societies . And one was just a history book. - Kotaku In Action 2

These are reprinted versions of 6 of the 7000 different books that America's occupational forces the GHQ burnt in Japan after ww2. I wonder why these books were apparently considered "dangerous" to America. Especially the one about international secret societies . And one was just a history book. (media.kotakuinaction2.win)

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– Telia [S] 9 points 325 days ago +9 / -0

Ideological warfare and International Secret societies

This is how its described by the people who reprinted this book.

Published in 1942 by the head of the Mainichi Shimbun's censorship department, this book was cutting-edge for Japan at the time, covering topics like espionage, Jewish conspiracies, and the story of Sorge. However, these topics were extremely inconvenient for Jewish capitalists, and after the war, GHQ banned the book from being available.

However, in order to convey the truth GHQ wanted to hide to as many people as possible, we decided to embark on a reprint project for "Ideological Warfare and International Secret Societies."

Reading this book will help you understand how Japanese people perceived international financiers and foreign spies after the outbreak of war between Japan and the United States, a topic that is rarely discussed by postwar Japanese people.

FYI Mainichi Shimbun is the oldest newspaper in Japan.

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