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So, where do all these cups come from, and why? 

This is probably going to be a multi-part article. So let me start by saying this: I am still discovering new things as I encounter new items that revise older ideas I've had. It's been more than ten years since I started this hobby (I came from the angle of ceramics, not militaria, by the way). So it's actually rather interesting to see there are still new things to discover after all these years.

First of all, these were all commemorative items. For those of you who collect all types...

Now that imperialjapansakecups.com is no more, I feel it is perhaps necessary to write a series of articles to replace and also update some of the information contained in that website. This will both be meant as an introduction to those who are new to the hobby, but also hopefully offer something interesting to those who have already been collecting for some time. 

The first thing that is worth talking about is - what are the books out there on the subject? Militaria collectors and military history aficionados in general tend to like books - they are at once more...