Tragedy
05-08-2008, 08:24 PM
The thread title was a little sensationalized, sorry 'bout that.
I was doing a little project, and this is a by-product of it.
In case you were interested, here's a list of popular Japanese (and non-Japanese) companies and what they were doing to help in the war effort against the allies in WW2.
Keep in mind that hundreds of companies made products for the war effort.
Some of them went out of business a long time ago, or some of the still exist,
but only in Japan and are unknown to westerners. Some of the better-known
companies weren't formed until AFTER the war. And some well-known companies
(such as Seiko, Sharp, Suzuki, Pioneer, and Toshiba to name a few) didn't make any war contributions at all.
http://www.casanovacars.com/2007/02/05/mitsubishi_logo.jpg
Mitsubishi:Built a series of fighter planes and bombers, most notably, the A6M2 Zero. They also built tanks and jeeps.
http://www.warbirds.jp/senri/19english/izoku/17/k-1.jpg
http://www.modellflug-online.at/inhalt/Bauplaene/M-P/Mitsubishi_A6M-Zero_Fighter.jpg
http://users.swing.be/tanks/edito/manille.jpg
http://www.subaru-wrx-turbo.com/images/subaru_logo.jpg
Subaru: Like Mitsubishi, they built a series of bombers and fighters. Their most popular fighter is the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Kate"
http://www.hobbylinc.com/gr/hsg/hsg08074.jpg
http://www.etimago.com/yaris/repairmanual/Toyota_logo_2005.bmp
Toyota: Built troop transport trucks and jeeps. Cars for officers as well.
http://shima3.fc2web.com/2cv-1984paris.jpg
http://www.weekendhobby.com/offroad/toyota/picture%5C212254822323.jpg
http://images.1aauto.com/models/Nissan_Logo.jpg
Nissan: Built troop transport trucks, equipment transport trucks, and pick-ups.
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/japan/nissan-180-2ton.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/military.jpg
http://images.1aauto.com/models/Mazda_Logo.jpg
Matsuda Kabushiki Kaisha: Built small arms for Japanese infantry, motorcycles,
and small trucks.
http://www.cruffler.com/ArisakaType97SniperRifle.jpg
http://www.triplezoom.com/news/uploads/001.jpg
http://www.triplezoom.com/news/uploads/002.jpg
http://images.1aauto.com/models/Honda_Logo.jpg
Honda: While Honda motor company didn't form until after WW2, Honda built
piston rings for Toyota engines which went into cars and trucks used in the war.
http://www.lightworks-user.com/images/logos/national_panasonic_mew.gif
Panasonic: Built boats for troops, as well as communication devices
http://w1tp.com/5020.jpg
http://www.customice.co.uk/assets/images/JVC_logo02.JPG
Japan Victor Company: Produced recording materials and radios for use in the field.
http://www.geekpulp.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/nintendo_logo-400-400.jpg
Nintendo: To pass the time in the field, Japanese troops relied on Nintendo playing cards to pass the time. Nintendo donated millions of card sets to the Japanese navy and army.
http://www.xenophilia.net/japan/nintendo.jpg
http://cache.kotaku.com/gaming/images/nintendocards.jpg
Other Nintendo "Games"
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/NintendoCards.jpg/800px-NintendoCards.jpg
http://www.bitfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/sega_logo.jpeg
Service Games: Built coin-operated games to entertain AMERICAN troops stationed in Hawaii.
http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2006/06/segaslotmachine.jpg
http://www.aapower.net/images/logos/kawasaki%20logo.jpg
Kawasaki: Helped other companies build aircraft engines, also built heavy artillery and bombs.
http://www.satriajayaperkasa.com/images/Yamaha%20Logo.gif
Yamaha: Yamaha has been making musical instruments since the 1800's, but for the war, they built engine components and propellers for Japanese fighters. This branch of Yamaha used their military equipment factory facilities
after the war to build motorcycles.
http://www.techgadgets.in/images/nec-logo-sept07.jpg
Nippon Electric Limited: Built telephotographic transmitters, radios, and morse-code transmitters for Emperor Hirohito himself. Also built encryption devices so that allied forces couldn't break the Japanese code.
http://blogs.idc.com/ie/wp-content/Fujitsu_logo.gif
Fujitsu: Along with German company, Siemens, they collaborated to build more efficient communications devices for infantry forces.
Well, there's a lot more...but this project I'm working on isn't done. Just thought I'd share this with you guys.
I was doing a little project, and this is a by-product of it.
In case you were interested, here's a list of popular Japanese (and non-Japanese) companies and what they were doing to help in the war effort against the allies in WW2.
Keep in mind that hundreds of companies made products for the war effort.
Some of them went out of business a long time ago, or some of the still exist,
but only in Japan and are unknown to westerners. Some of the better-known
companies weren't formed until AFTER the war. And some well-known companies
(such as Seiko, Sharp, Suzuki, Pioneer, and Toshiba to name a few) didn't make any war contributions at all.
http://www.casanovacars.com/2007/02/05/mitsubishi_logo.jpg
Mitsubishi:Built a series of fighter planes and bombers, most notably, the A6M2 Zero. They also built tanks and jeeps.
http://www.warbirds.jp/senri/19english/izoku/17/k-1.jpg
http://www.modellflug-online.at/inhalt/Bauplaene/M-P/Mitsubishi_A6M-Zero_Fighter.jpg
http://users.swing.be/tanks/edito/manille.jpg
http://www.subaru-wrx-turbo.com/images/subaru_logo.jpg
Subaru: Like Mitsubishi, they built a series of bombers and fighters. Their most popular fighter is the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Kate"
http://www.hobbylinc.com/gr/hsg/hsg08074.jpg
http://www.etimago.com/yaris/repairmanual/Toyota_logo_2005.bmp
Toyota: Built troop transport trucks and jeeps. Cars for officers as well.
http://shima3.fc2web.com/2cv-1984paris.jpg
http://www.weekendhobby.com/offroad/toyota/picture%5C212254822323.jpg
http://images.1aauto.com/models/Nissan_Logo.jpg
Nissan: Built troop transport trucks, equipment transport trucks, and pick-ups.
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/japan/nissan-180-2ton.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/military.jpg
http://images.1aauto.com/models/Mazda_Logo.jpg
Matsuda Kabushiki Kaisha: Built small arms for Japanese infantry, motorcycles,
and small trucks.
http://www.cruffler.com/ArisakaType97SniperRifle.jpg
http://www.triplezoom.com/news/uploads/001.jpg
http://www.triplezoom.com/news/uploads/002.jpg
http://images.1aauto.com/models/Honda_Logo.jpg
Honda: While Honda motor company didn't form until after WW2, Honda built
piston rings for Toyota engines which went into cars and trucks used in the war.
http://www.lightworks-user.com/images/logos/national_panasonic_mew.gif
Panasonic: Built boats for troops, as well as communication devices
http://w1tp.com/5020.jpg
http://www.customice.co.uk/assets/images/JVC_logo02.JPG
Japan Victor Company: Produced recording materials and radios for use in the field.
http://www.geekpulp.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/nintendo_logo-400-400.jpg
Nintendo: To pass the time in the field, Japanese troops relied on Nintendo playing cards to pass the time. Nintendo donated millions of card sets to the Japanese navy and army.
http://www.xenophilia.net/japan/nintendo.jpg
http://cache.kotaku.com/gaming/images/nintendocards.jpg
Other Nintendo "Games"
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/NintendoCards.jpg/800px-NintendoCards.jpg
http://www.bitfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/sega_logo.jpeg
Service Games: Built coin-operated games to entertain AMERICAN troops stationed in Hawaii.
http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2006/06/segaslotmachine.jpg
http://www.aapower.net/images/logos/kawasaki%20logo.jpg
Kawasaki: Helped other companies build aircraft engines, also built heavy artillery and bombs.
http://www.satriajayaperkasa.com/images/Yamaha%20Logo.gif
Yamaha: Yamaha has been making musical instruments since the 1800's, but for the war, they built engine components and propellers for Japanese fighters. This branch of Yamaha used their military equipment factory facilities
after the war to build motorcycles.
http://www.techgadgets.in/images/nec-logo-sept07.jpg
Nippon Electric Limited: Built telephotographic transmitters, radios, and morse-code transmitters for Emperor Hirohito himself. Also built encryption devices so that allied forces couldn't break the Japanese code.
http://blogs.idc.com/ie/wp-content/Fujitsu_logo.gif
Fujitsu: Along with German company, Siemens, they collaborated to build more efficient communications devices for infantry forces.
Well, there's a lot more...but this project I'm working on isn't done. Just thought I'd share this with you guys.