Used Book: Showa 19 (1944) Asahi Shimbun, First Edition (50,000 copies) Edited by the Japan Literary Reporting Association, Definitive Edition: National Motto, Approximately 21cm tall, 15cm wide, 2.5cm thick, 461 pages total. ● Proverbs to serve as guidelines for spiritual cultivation in real life. For example, on New Year's Day: "Great Japan is the land of the gods." On the 2nd: "Never forget your original intentions." On the 3rd: "The beginning of rain and earth begins today." December 29th: "Do not hesitate to correct mistakes." December 30th: "Do not seek the traces of the ancients, but seek what the ancients sought." December 31st: "If you are as cautious about the end as you are about the beginning, you will not fail." Published at the end of the Greater East Asia War. The paper quality is not good. There is a slight tear at the beginning and overall discoloration and yellowing, but it appears to be readable. Please refer to the images for details. We accept purchases 24 hours a day. Purchases without comments, anonymous shipping, free shipping, and combined purchases (at a discount) are welcome. After purchase, we will ship via Yamato Transport on the same day or the next day, but depending on the time of your order, it may be shipped the day after the next. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment, and we will respond promptly. Thank you for reading to the end. Thank you very much.