During the so-called ‘dark valley’, or the fifteen-year war in Asia (1931-1945), the Japanese industry of newsreels experienced extraordinary growth, particularly fostered by war in China from 1937. This paper examines the international circulation of the footage shot by Japanese operators about the conflict in Asia, particularly focusing on their distribution in Spanish cinemas. On the one hand, this research will cast light into the global phenomenon of migration of images in a moment in which cinema was becoming a modern propaganda weapon. On the other hand, this presentation will trace the journey of images from the creation of the puppet state of Manchukuo to the end of the Pacific War, and how they eventually reached Spain. It will also assess how these images were appropriated along the way, and how their Spanish interpretations of the events in Asia shifted according to the changing interests in Spain.

Biographies

Jun Arima

Professor Jun Arima is the President of IAFOR, and the senior academic officer of the organisation. In this role, Professor Arima is the Honorary Chair of the International Academic Advisory Board, as well as both the Academic Governing Board and its Executive Committee. He also sits on the IAFOR Board of Directors.

Jun Arima was formerly Director General of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), UK from 2011 to 2015 and Special Advisor on Global Environmental Affairs for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan, from 2011 to 2015. He has previously held various international energy/environment-related positions, including: Head of Division, Country Studies, International Energy Agency (IEA); Director, International Affairs Division, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, METI; and Deputy Director General for Environmental Affairs at METI’s Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau. In the COP (UN Convention on Climate Change) 14, 15 and 16, he was Japanese Chief Negotiator for AWG-KP.

Since 2015 Jun Arima has been a Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan, where he teaches Energy Security, International Energy Governance, and Environmental Policies in the Graduate School of Public Policy. (GraSPP). He is also currently a Consulting Fellow at the Japanese Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI). He is also Executive Senior Fellow at the 21st Century Public Policy Institute, Principal Researcher at the International Environmental and Economic Institute (IEEI), Distinguished Senior Policy Fellow, at the Asia Pacific Institute of Research (APIR), Senior Policy Fellow on Energy and Environment, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), and was the Lead Author, the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC).

Peter J Mataira

Dr Peter Mataira (Māori, Aotearoa New Zealand) is a Professor of Social Work at Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) where he teaches courses in research, community and organizational practice, clinical assessments, and ethics. A passionate advocate for Indigenous health equity and social justice, Dr. Mataira recently co-led two National Institutes of Health (NIH) projects exploring how artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) can help reduce health disparities among vulnerable populations in Hawai'i and the Pacific through predictive modeling. His work bridges Indigenous knowledge systems, data sovereignty, and community-based participatory research (CBPR) with cutting-edge technologies that support culturally grounded solutions. Dr. Mataira and his colleague from HPU’s College of Computer Sciences recently submitted a R21 NIH grant to test their assistive clinical model. He currently supervises two practicum students on projects that examine how AI tools support community-defined goals for food security and on youth suicide education and prevention.

LJ Rayphand

LJ Rayphand is an educational leader and researcher from Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. He earned a PhD from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States, and has significantly contributed to education by preserving and promoting Chuukese culture through storytelling and technology.

Dr Rayphand is currently the Dean of Outreach Education at Caroline College and Pastoral Institute (CCPI) in Chuuk, an official partner of Chaminade University of Honolulu. Dr Rayphand also teaches at the Chaminade University of Honolulu, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and the College of Micronesia-FSM, Chuuk Campus. His work focuses on integrating indigenous knowledge with modern educational practices to enhance learning outcomes for Pacific Islander students.

Dr Rayphand also serves in various capacities in Micronesia and Hawaii. He is currently a Professor in Residence with Chaminade University of Honolulu and a Faculty in Residence with the NSF INCLUDES Alliance. He is also a member of the REL Pacific Governing Board, Chuuk State Board of Education, Chuuk Vicariate Parish Council, and the Diocese of the Caroline Islands Board of Catholic Education.

Michael Menchaca

Michael Menchaca is a Professor in the Department of Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, United States. He specialises in distance education, and has designed, implemented, and coordinated online and hybrid programs for over 20 years. He serves as editor for the IAFOR Journal of Education: Technology in Education Edition. He was an IT specialist for many years in the public and private sector. As an educator, he teaches and conducts research in the areas of online learning, technology integration, and social justice with technology.

About the Presenter(s)
-Professor Jun Arima is the President of IAFOR, and the senior academic officer of the organisation.
-Dr Peter Mataira (Māori, Aotearoa New Zealand) is a Professor of Social Work at Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) where he teaches courses in research, community and organizational practice, clinical assessments, and ethics.
-LJ Rayphand is an educational leader and researcher from Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia.
-Michael Menchaca is a Professor in the Department of Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, United States.

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