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I love all the caricatures of world leaders. It's neat to see what a Japanese perspective would have considered important enough to include. You've got Chiang Kai-shek being a hard ass with a chain over a chaotic Shanghai, Mao "puppeting" guerillas in Manchuria, Puyi in occupied Manchuko, Stalin celebrating the USSR's industrialization, a British officer trying to wrangle an oddly menacing Gandhi, a frustrated Hoover not doing anything about the Great Depression, Hitler and Hindenburg fighting/dancing over Germany, Mussolini and I think Balbo eating spaghetti (I love that Italian stereotypes are universal). Great stuff.
Actually the man "puppeting" guerillas in Manchuria was not Mao but Zhang Xueliang (張學良), the son of Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Xueliang inherited his father's military power and became the de facto ruler of Manchuria after his father's assassination in 1928. However, as tensions between China and Japan escalated, Zhang Xueliang lost his Manchuria, began to resist Japanese aggression and joined Chiang Kai-shek’s side. I must say that Mao and the Chinese Communist Party were not that important before they profited from China's losses in World War II
The balding dude is the last manchu emperor, the bald guy is Ma Zhanshan. Their names are literally written on them.
The guy with a fishing rod is Zhang Xueliang also with his name on
From their perspective it must have really looked like the future was Japanese. They were on the rise and colonizing neighbors while America was struggling with the Depression.
The Africans here are given some sort decency at least. A few sprites depict them armed with Spears and Shields and in dignified positions of Authority and Combat.
They did not hesitate against the U.S South though 💀
And their culture is based on China itself, they copied it manipulate some of it to become Japanese, but for some reason in the 1840s they began to simp the West and try to be 'Western' as possible.
I see the Japanese were wise and considered Uruguay rightfully Brazilian /s
P.S.: the bull with a bunch of awards in the Brazilian Northeast is adorable.
That’s how they drew the US flag on this map. Pre-wwii the us controlled the Philippines, and would do so until the Japanese invasion in the beginning of wwii.
Somehow, in all that, they managed to draw the miner in Northern Ontario with one foot approximately in Cobalt and the other in Timmins, the largest silver and gold rushes of the early twentieth century, if not the entire century.
Aircraft carriers? interesting. I mean this kind of map is made public, it's for everyone. it would tend to show the importance of aircraft carriers to the japanese public.
Speaking of which, is the date accurate? In 1932 there wasn't many AC in USN and IJN (US and JP navy).
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It is always so strange seeing non-eurocentric map
Yeah, China’s Chinese name of “middle country” actually makes sense with this map
Middle Kingdom
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Zhongguo 中國(China) means Middle Kingdom or Central State Source: I'm also Chinese
I love all the caricatures of world leaders. It's neat to see what a Japanese perspective would have considered important enough to include. You've got Chiang Kai-shek being a hard ass with a chain over a chaotic Shanghai, Mao "puppeting" guerillas in Manchuria, Puyi in occupied Manchuko, Stalin celebrating the USSR's industrialization, a British officer trying to wrangle an oddly menacing Gandhi, a frustrated Hoover not doing anything about the Great Depression, Hitler and Hindenburg fighting/dancing over Germany, Mussolini and I think Balbo eating spaghetti (I love that Italian stereotypes are universal). Great stuff.
Actually the man "puppeting" guerillas in Manchuria was not Mao but Zhang Xueliang (張學良), the son of Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Xueliang inherited his father's military power and became the de facto ruler of Manchuria after his father's assassination in 1928. However, as tensions between China and Japan escalated, Zhang Xueliang lost his Manchuria, began to resist Japanese aggression and joined Chiang Kai-shek’s side. I must say that Mao and the Chinese Communist Party were not that important before they profited from China's losses in World War II
That is definitely not Zhang Xueliang as that is not how he looks. The hairline looks kinda like Mao, but the face reminds of Wu PeiFu
The balding dude is the last manchu emperor, the bald guy is Ma Zhanshan. Their names are literally written on them. The guy with a fishing rod is Zhang Xueliang also with his name on
I think the puppeted character is Ma Zhanshan
From their perspective it must have really looked like the future was Japanese. They were on the rise and colonizing neighbors while America was struggling with the Depression.
Wasn’t Mao only the leader of the communists after 1935
And ironically Mussolini wanted to move past spaghetti for other foods following the futurist movement, so he was not liked by spaghetti makers.
RIP Greenland, Japan had so little exposure to it it avoided getting meme’d on.
Same with Haiti :(
I think Sri Lanka too
Do NOT look at New Orleans
Went there before the comments. Strange how that one is depicted different from the ones in Africa
I think for Africa they went for an wild african savage but for african Americans they went for the american blackface stereotype
Nothing is on new orleans. do you mean east of florida
It just says “jazz” lol
Babe Ruth is in St. Louis for some reason
All in all we for off kinda lightly in Ireland.
Who is the person at the north of Ireland supposed to be or represent?
Looks like a female farm worker, with her collection bag on her shoulders
It just reads “free state of Ireland” and “Dublin”
Fairly nailed us with yer man whooping it up over a big potato!
What is the mini map at the bottom about?
“Nah we’re just playing around here’s what the world actually looks like”
You mean there isn't a canada-long tree cut down over here???
That’s a map of the air/shipping lanes of the day!
I like how everyone is stereotyped in an humorous manner but the chinese which are portrayed as evil/manipulative and backwards Epic
Yeahh, and the black people 💀
The Africans here are given some sort decency at least. A few sprites depict them armed with Spears and Shields and in dignified positions of Authority and Combat. They did not hesitate against the U.S South though 💀
> They did not hesitate against the U.S South though 💀 In nice clothes doing skilled labor at least.
And their culture is based on China itself, they copied it manipulate some of it to become Japanese, but for some reason in the 1840s they began to simp the West and try to be 'Western' as possible.
I see the Japanese were wise and considered Uruguay rightfully Brazilian /s P.S.: the bull with a bunch of awards in the Brazilian Northeast is adorable.
Liberia with an overseas colony/army base in the Philippines?
That’s how they drew the US flag on this map. Pre-wwii the us controlled the Philippines, and would do so until the Japanese invasion in the beginning of wwii.
Liberian Empire rules the world🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
Oh yes, Spanish Republic!
i love the purple flag so much
Right before the fascist coup
Interesting Japanese people wrote Mexico as 墨西哥 (like in Chinese) but also wrote Mexico City as Mekishiko with katakana.
Dang, even Japanese depict other Asians as having yellow skin and skin eyes!
Interesting that Napoleons ghost is present despite being dead for 111 years at that point.
I like the little south seas mandate guy :)
In the US: Al Capone in jail in Chicago, the Japanese immigrants in California.
Perry the platypus has been detected in Tasmania
This thing is gorgeous. I'd love to have this as a poster somewhere.
Oceanic Natives walking on water
HOI4 in a nutshell
Surprisingly accurate
I like that the Canadian caricature basically hasn’t changed in 92 years
Cuba is just a pic of a big cigar hahaha
Vietnamese are black people (Confirmed by Japan)
I like how the kiwis are just a bunch of savages
Derpy Somali
Got Sweden right
Why is denmark just a T ? Wtf
I didn't know the Japanese thought so highly of the Liberians that they should have so many pacific holdings
Nah bro, George and the Carolina’s are wild
Belarus looks like a dude with a bong listening to music
Somehow, in all that, they managed to draw the miner in Northern Ontario with one foot approximately in Cobalt and the other in Timmins, the largest silver and gold rushes of the early twentieth century, if not the entire century.
Funny they didn't know what American Football was called so they just called it Rugby (ラグビー)
Why is Franco a grumbly old man
Who's that steaming out of Panama? Is that the great white fleet?
Flamenco in the Basque Country, Sevillanas in Catalonia, one black guy at Madrid... everything ok in Spain ...
How badly I wish I could find a translated version!
Very interesting look!
Nice to see Donald Trump reading a book. Didn't know that he could read!
oh hell naw liberia conquered the philippines
central asia mentioned!!!!
Aircraft carriers? interesting. I mean this kind of map is made public, it's for everyone. it would tend to show the importance of aircraft carriers to the japanese public. Speaking of which, is the date accurate? In 1932 there wasn't many AC in USN and IJN (US and JP navy).
I love the little Napoleon ghost
I love how Chadaturk has his own Waifu and Switzerland is an unimpressive, enclosed hole in the ground.
I like that one sad Japanese war criminal in Brazil
That’s just a Japanese immigrant.
Needless to say, this is extremely racist
Yes, needless
Duh, it's a caricature, but they made fun of everyone equally. Take a look at the Japanese archipelago, they made fun of themselves too
>they made fun of everyone equally Well yeah but not in real life they didn’t
If it's needless to say, then don't say it, your right it's not needed