The Snapshots in Time Collection

Page 29 of a WWII/Occupation-Era Japanese-English Phrasebook (Moon Collection)

Page 29 of a WWII/Occupation-Era Japanese-English Phrasebook (Moon Collection)

A page from a compact Japanese-English phrasebook, likely used by Allied occupation personnel in postwar Japan, listing essential administrative and security vocabulary such as 'Police Station,' 'Military Police,' and 'Hospital.' Small reference books like this helped bridge the language barrier between occupying forces and Japanese civil authorities. Project: 218347