- 著者
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高島 秀之
- 出版者
- 文教大学
- 雑誌
- 情報研究 = Information and Communication Studies (ISSN:03893367)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.33, pp.1-107, 2005-07-01
Magazine “FORTUNE” had the three special issues on “Japan and the Japanese”, “September, 1936”, “April, 1944” and “December, 1944”, before and during World War Ⅱ. The “April, 1944” issue was based on “September, 1936” article. The “December 1944” issue was based on the “April, 1944” article, but the texts had delicately different nuances. For example, “Japanese” in the 1936 issue was changed to “Jap” in the 1944 issue. Unfortunately, Japan became the enemy of the U.S. and had to be defeated during World War Ⅱ. Irrespective of the fact that it was war-time, “FORTUNE” Magazine wrote reasonably unbiased opinion about Japan and the Japanese against public opinion. These three “FORTUNE” issues influenced Japan’s surrender to the Allied Forces.