Author(s)

Yixun Wang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Arts in History and Culture of South China, Hong Kong Chu Hai College, Hong Kong, 999077, China

Corresponding Author

Yixun Wang

ABSTRACT

The SL7 steam locomotive exhibited at the Shenyang Railway Steam Locomotive Museum is of the Victory 7 type, manufactured by the "Mantetsu" Dalian Locomotive Factory in 1934. In that year, it operated on the South Manchuria Railway, connecting Dalian and Changchun, later extending to Harbin, until its discontinuation in 1943. In 1933, Mantetsu, through a special budget plan, first developed the Asia Express train set. Mantetsu showcased ambitions surpassing technological, economic levels, and regional demands, defining the Asia Express as a world-leading standard. This luxurious train exceeded the actual needs of Northeast China at that time, reflecting the contradictions in Japan's imperial propaganda. The Asia Express was, in reality, a distorted creation constructed at considerable cost for external propaganda, portraying an unreal brilliance and prosperity under Japanese rule. This paper will delve into the Asia Express train, offering a glimpse into Japan's propaganda vision for Greater East Asia, and revealing the political intentions and propaganda methods behind it.

KEYWORDS

"Manchuria Railway"; Puppet Manchukuo; Asia; Middle Eastern Railway; Greater Asiaism

CITE THIS PAPER

Yixun Wang, Research on the Grand Vision of Japan's Greater Asia Propaganda Based on the Clues of Asia Express. Lecture Notes on History (2024) Vol. 6: 24-29. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/history.2024.060104.

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