こうあほうこうび

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こうあほうこうび – see the following entry.

【興亜奉公日】 [proper noun] (historical) "Day of Public Duty for the Development of Asia": the first day of every month (1939–1942), when eating at restaurants was forbidden as part of the National Spiritual Mobilization Movement (国民精神総動員運動)

(This term, こうあほうこうび (kōahōkōbi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)