KYODO NEWS SERVICE
With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, radio broadcasting is also regulated. Radio programming is entirely devoted to war news. People accustomed to being brought together by the radio as a source of enjoyment, now have the war to share. On December 8, 1941 (Showa 16) an emergency bulletin announces the beginning of war with the U.S. From this day, recorded announcements of the status of the war from Imperial Headquarters enter Japanese households, as radio brings the war closer into everyone's lives.