Japan: Advertising poster for Kirin Beer, 1939. A 1939 advertisement for Kirin Beer epitomising the rising tide of militarism and fascism in Japan. An attractive young woman with a bottle of Kirin Beer resting on her shoulder casts the shadow of a Japanese imperial soldier, gun resting on his shoulder.

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Size: 3500px × 5206px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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