 In 1942, during the middle of World War II, publications printing communist essays begin to suffer government oppression (Yokohama Incident).After police beat confessions out of "Communist" staffers, "Kaizō" was forced to "voluntarily" dissolve in 1944.Publication was resumed in 1946, but management was poor, and labor troubles exacerbated the situation, forcing "Kaizō" to cease publication in 1955.