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Manchukuo: Imperial Japan’s Puppet State

  • Puyi became the emperor of China at the age of two, and was forced to abdicate four years later, when the country became a republic in 1912. As an adult, he became the ruler of Manchukuo. (© Kyōdō)

    Puyi became the emperor of China at the age of two, and was forced to abdicate four years later, when the country became a republic in 1912. As an adult, he became the ruler of Manchukuo. (© Kyōdō)

  • A poster celebrating the first anniversary of the founding of Manchukuo. (Courtesy Nagoya City Museum, from the Kurita collection)

    A poster celebrating the first anniversary of the founding of Manchukuo. (Courtesy Nagoya City Museum, from the Kurita collection)

  • A leaflet promoting Manchukuo, created after its foundation in 1932. It hails the harmony of five peoples (Japanese, Mongol, Manchu, Korean, and Han Chinese), showing representatives from each arm in arm. (Courtesy Nagoya City Museum, from the Kurita collection)

    A leaflet promoting Manchukuo, created after its foundation in 1932. It hails the harmony of five peoples (Japanese, Mongol, Manchu, Korean, and Han Chinese), showing representatives from each arm in arm. (Courtesy Nagoya City Museum, from the Kurita collection)

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