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Tojo Dining with Prime Minister Phibunsongkhram

Unknown author · 15 July 1943

A 1943 newspaper photo from Japanese-run Java shows Tojo at a formal dinner with Thailand's prime minister, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, during Tojo's premiership.

Shows Tojo as prime minister dining with Thailand's leader, illustrating Japan's wartime diplomacy.

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Black-and-white halftone photo of a formal dinner. In the foreground, a man in a light jacket faces away from the camera. Behind him, several men in dark suits and uniforms sit and stand at a table with flowers and dishes.
Hideki Tojo dining with Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Djawa Baroe, Vol. 1, Iss. 14, 15 July 1943.

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What it is

This is a page from Djawa Baroe, a newspaper produced under Japanese occupation in Java, published in July 1943. It shows a formal dinner scene with men seated and standing around a table.

The photo is identified as showing Hideki Tojo, then Japan's prime minister, dining with Thai prime minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram.

Why it matters

The image is a piece of wartime propaganda published in an occupied territory, meant to show cooperation and friendship between Japan and allied Asian leaders during the Pacific War.

It reflects the diplomatic relationships Japan cultivated with other Asian governments during its wartime expansion, with Tojo as the central Japanese figure.

Look closer

  • Why would a Japanese-run newspaper in occupied Java want to publish this image?
  • What does the formal setting suggest about the purpose of this meeting?
  • What questions does this image leave unanswered about the real relationship between Japan and Thailand at this time?

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