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Wang Jingwei and Delegation Calling on Tojo at His Residence

Unknown photographer · 21 December 1942

A 1942 photograph of Wang Jingwei's delegation visiting Hideki Tojo at his Tokyo residence.

Depicts Tojo receiving Wang Jingwei's delegation at his own residence during their December 1942 Tokyo visit.

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Black-and-white sepia photograph of a group of men in dark suits and one in a military uniform with glasses, standing in a room around a table with a potted plant, holding small glasses and gathering closely.
Unknown photographer, Wang Jingwei and delegation calling on Tojo at his residence, 21 December 1942. Stanford University East Asia Library.

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What it is

A black-and-white photograph dated 21 December 1942 showing Wang Jingwei and members of his delegation, including Zhou Fohai, calling on Hideki Tojo at his residence in Tokyo. The photographer is unknown, and the image is held in the Wang Jingwei and Lin Baisheng photo collection at Stanford University's East Asia Library.

Why it matters

The photograph documents a private, less formal meeting between Wang Jingwei's circle and Tojo during the same December 1942 visit to Japan, showing the personal diplomacy that accompanied public ceremonies. It is a record of the wartime relationship between Japan's leadership and the Chinese collaborationist government.

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  • How does this image differ from more formal, staged photographs of the same visit?
  • What might the gathered glasses and relaxed setting suggest about the purpose of this meeting?
  • Whose voices are missing from a photograph like this—who is not shown or recorded?

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