Gas attack!: Vintage air raid defense posters ::: Pink Tentacle

Gas attack!: Vintage air raid defense posters ::: Pink Tentack

Check out these Japanese war time posters. These posters were not only informative for the time but also works of art in a style that is rarely seen in this day and age. There are many more to see just follow the link to the site.

In 1938, the Japanese Red Cross worked with government authorities to create a series of posters to teach the public about the new Anti-Aircraft Defense Law, which was enacted in seeming anticipation of air strikes following the outbreak of the Japan-China War (1937-1945). Among other things, the new law required citizens to take protective measures against gas attacks and prepare for disinfection, evacuation and relief. For the government, one purpose of the posters — which were created as part of a military exhibition at the Red Cross Museum — was to instill a pattern of “anti-aircraft defense thought” among the population.

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