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title: Ryukyuan-American Friendship Committee Bicycle Race (Japanese-language poster distributed in the Ryukyu Islands)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ryukyuan-american-friendship-committee-bicycle-race-japanese-1955/
description: A Japanese-language poster advertising a bicycle race meet. Four cyclists in yellow, red, black and white round a curving track in a stylised
section: Collection
---

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# Ryukyuan-American Friendship Committee Bicycle Race (Japanese-language poster distributed in the Ryukyu Islands)

A Japanese-language poster advertising a bicycle race meet. Four cyclists in yellow, red, black and white round a curving track in a stylised green-and-grey design; the title reads 'Bicycle Race Meet' with the line 'Sponsored by the Ryukyuan-American Friendship Committee'. The tell is transfer: a popular sporting event carries the friendship committee's name and the goodwill attached to it.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Japanese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
競輪大会
琉米親善委員会主催
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Bicycle Race Meet
Sponsored by the Ryukyuan-American Friendship Committee
```

[← Ryukyuan-American Friendship Committee Bicycle Race (English-language poster distributed in the Ryukyu Islands)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ryukyuan-american-friendship-committee-bicycle-race-english-1955/) [Ryukyuan-Made License Tags: Press and Spray Photographs (Japanese poster distributed in the Ryukyu Islands) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ryukyuan-made-license-tags-press-and-spray-japanese-1955/)

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