WW2 Japanese Green Folding Fan National Flag Assured Victory Tojo

WW2 Japanese Folding Fan with national Emblem on the front. The back translates roughly to assured, victory assured success, and is a gift of army minister Hideki Tojo.

With very little to keep the Japanese soldier or sailor comfortable in the Pacific War, folding fans were commonly carried to the front.

Think of the sweltering heat on a Pacific island with stagnant air and high humidity. Or think of being forced to sit in a hot, stuffy, bunker baking away with little airflow.

The small items could relieve some of the discomfort.

Of course, these were manufactured by civilian companies are all bore different motifs like this one.