American cartoon that caused diplomatic incident.

American cartoon that caused diplomatic incident. The cartoon of Emperor Hirohito of Japan with the Nobel Peace Prize, published in the American magazine 'Vanity Fair', which led to a diplomatic incident between the two countries and caused the Japanese Government to ban the issue containing the caricature. The cartoon appeared among those of a group of other notable people portrayed in 'Unlikely Historical Situations' and it aroused strong comment from the Japanese Foreign and Home Offices. NI 1342