{"id":1295,"ia_identifier":"gov.archives.arc.43829.1","programme":"nara","naid":"1","local_identifier":"242-MID-2819","pin":null,"title":"MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 1 of 4)","year":1938,"date_raw":"1938-01-01T00:00:00Z","creator":null,"description":"National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43829, LI 242-MID-2819 - MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 1 of 4) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division, compiled 1918 - ca. 1947. SUMMARY: March 1938: Reception of Party mission under Farinacci in Japan. Arrival at Nagasaki. Night at Unzen. Shimonoseki. Tokyo, March 19 to April 1: Visit to Prime Minister Konoye. Lantern parade; visit to Imperial Palace (party shown in inner palace grounds returning from audience with the Emperor); Japanese diet; Imperial University Judu al Kolokan demonstration (Jiu Jitsu) at University; Meiji Shinto shrine; fencing demonstration at War College; exhibition of kubukiya dance. Nikko: splendid scenic views; popular acclamation. Speeches by Farinacci and Konoye. Yokohama: Italian Consulate. Kamakura: Buddhist shrines, and reception by Japanese movie stars at the studios. Kawana: Splendid scenic views of mountains and sea. Hakane: View of Mount Fuji. Takarazuka: Operetta performance, singing of \"Giovinezza\" at the theater; Japanese chorus girl saying: \"Vi ringraziamo con tutto il cuore\" (We thank you with all our hearts). Tea ceremony offered by Baron Okura. Party leaving Tokyo by train. Nagoya: Vestiges of feudal Japan; huge castle. Shima: Pearl fishing. Kyoto: Historical monuments. Down the Hozogawa: Party shown boating over the rapids of the Hozogawa River. Nara: Shrine and park, ceremonial bell ringing, feeding the deer. Osaka: Industrial plants at Osaka. Exhibition of sumo (Japanese wrestling). Fukuoko: Largest city of western Japan. Garden party. From Shimonoseki to Fuzan and Keijo (capital of Korea). Open-air gymnastic exhibit (children drilling with sticks). 24 April: Party shown leaving by train for Manchuria and North China. Harbin: Old Russian cathedral. White Russians among vast crowds welcoming the mission. Hsinking: Capital of Manchukuo. Bridges and railroad station. Palace of the Governor. \"Population: l,000,000.\" Buildings in modern style. Great Public manifestation. Nazi, Manchukuo, Japanese, Italian flags. Pigeons released. Celebration at night, fireworks. Darien: Visit to theGovernor. Youth of New Japan puts on a spectacle. Kendo: Large groups in armor and masks. 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Takarazuka: Operetta performance, singing of \"Giovinezza\" at the theater; Japanese chorus girl saying: \"Vi ringraziamo con tutto il cuore\" (We thank you with all our hearts). Tea ceremony offered by Baron Okura. Party leaving Tokyo by train. Nagoya: Vestiges of feudal Japan; huge castle. Shima: Pearl fishing. Kyoto: Historical monuments. Down the Hozogawa: Party shown boating over the rapids of the Hozogawa River. Nara: Shrine and park, ceremonial bell ringing, feeding the deer. Osaka: Industrial plants at Osaka. Exhibition of sumo (Japanese wrestling). Fukuoko: Largest city of western Japan. Garden party. From Shimonoseki to Fuzan and Keijo (capital of Korea). Open-air gymnastic exhibit (children drilling with sticks). 24 April: Party shown leaving by train for Manchuria and North China. Harbin: Old Russian cathedral. White Russians among vast crowds welcoming the mission. Hsinking: Capital of Manchukuo. Bridges and railroad station. Palace of the Governor. \"Population: l,000,000.\" Buildings in modern style. Great Public manifestation. Nazi, Manchukuo, Japanese, Italian flags. Pigeons released. Celebration at night, fireworks. Darien: Visit to theGovernor. Youth of New Japan puts on a spectacle. Kendo: Large groups in armor and masks. Mission embarks for trip home."},"status":"not-federal","reason":"Not asserted: its local identifier places it in NARA record group 242 (National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized), which holds material made outside the federal government, and the record names no creating body. Whatever its copyright position, it is not a work of the United States Government under 17 U.S.C. 105.","flags":["no-creator","record-group-outside"],"loaded_at":"2026-09-05 17:30:32.534499+00:00","downloads":973}