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The Amazing History of Japanese Toys, Part Two: The World Takeover

Ridiculous History

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The History of Japanese Toys

In 1947, America's got one of their own toy shortages because just like other countries, the toy manufacturers were asked to help out with the war effort. This will be a way that we can help pay for food rations that are being imported. Still they were the only condition that the allied forces put on Japan with these toys when they're exported is they had to be marked clearly somewhere in the box with made and occupied Japan.

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