JAPAN: Return to Normal

Gorgeous in color, voluminous in content are the special English editions which leading Japanese magazines publish annually or on great occasions.

Year ago when the Sublime Emperor Hirohito, "Son of Heaven," was enthroned, the occasion was felt to be of such enormous importance that all "special editions" were supervised as to content, advertising and correct use of English by minions of the Government. But last week appeared the ordinary annual Japan Today & Tomorrow, published yearly by Osaka Mainichi. First glance showed that it is...

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