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The Showa Hall is a public museum and exhibition space in downtown Tokyo that purports to document the experiences of Japan's civilians in the 1930s and 1940s. The Hall has become a contested space both for those who seek to inspire pride in the nation's past as well as for those who demand a fuller acknowledgment of the Second World War's legacy in Asia and at home. This review essay explores the Hall's use of themes of sacrifice, struggle, suffering, and citizenship to connect the exhibited history of the war years with the present day.
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