Tân Á (New Asia) was the Japanese propaganda magazine written in Vietnamese and published in Saigon-Cholon during the Second World War. The first issue was dated 20 October 1942. From the start, it was published twice a month (basically on 5^th and 20^th of each month). And from March to August 1945, it was published weekly (basically on Fridays).

This paper introduces the profile and major contents of the magazine. The first part published in this issue of the Journal includes the profile of Tân Á (such as the publishers, agents and prices of the magazin), and the overview of some contents such as the front covers, main writers, current news and commentaries, Japanese lessons and other series, and the description on Japanese movies.

The second part to be published in the next issue of the Journal will refer to the advertisements, readers’ voices and special features of Tân Á.