tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post6273241942736950055..comments2024-03-29T19:26:09.193+09:00Comments on WildEagles: VIPs "Pen Butai"Arawasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09356734843656289711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-10160726254969397472012-08-19T13:19:59.814+09:002012-08-19T13:19:59.814+09:00Ofcourse there was strict censorship. The various ...Ofcourse there was strict censorship. The various "Pen Butai" were actually sent by "Naikaku Jyoho-bu" (Cabinet Information Department/Office. Later re-named "Jyoho Kyoku" Information Bureau") which was the equivalent of the FBI. They chose who would be a "Pen Butai" member and reviewed all the work they created. <br />Check this most interesting book for more, especially p.80-81:<br />http://www.amazon.com/The-Thought-War-Barrack-Kushner/dp/0824832086/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345349749&sr=8-1&keywords=The+thought+War+Barak<br /><br />Arawasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356734843656289711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160546163844864803.post-78192236738368894112012-08-18T02:05:41.453+09:002012-08-18T02:05:41.453+09:00Interesting that these are "literary" pe...Interesting that these are "literary" people; rather than newspaper reporters.<br />Do we know to what extent their writings after such a trip were "reviewed" or otherwise censored by the authorities?Harold Knoreply@blogger.com