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Authors Served in the Military to Boost Morale, Then the Military Censored the Works: 170 Documents Tell the Story of the War (Kyodo News)

On the 19th, the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Literature began a special exhibition introducing the history of Hino Ashihei and Hayashi Fumiko, writers with ties to the city, who served in the military during the Sino-Japanese War and other wars. About 170 documents, including manuscripts and letters by the two authors, show how censors deleted descriptions that were inconvenient for the military and wrote works that boosted morale.
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On the 19th, the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Literature began a special exhibition introducing the history of Hino Ashihei and Hayashi Fumiko, writers with ties to the city, who served in the military during the Sino-Japanese War and other wars. About 170 documents, including manuscripts and letters by the two authors, show how censors deleted descriptions that were inconvenient for the military and wrote works that boosted morale.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
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