SCARCE JAPAN INSTITUTE BROADSIDE

SCARCE JAPAN INSTITUTE BROADSIDE

(Japanese Internment) JAPAN INSTITUTE, INC.

"The Japan Institute profoundly regrets to announce that due to the freezing by the United States Government of Japanese credits in this country and the difficulty of obtaining the release of funds necessary for our maintenance we have made the unhappy decision of discontinuing our activities as of December 9, 1941."

"Since our establishment three years ago, we have enjoyed each day of our work; contributing in our small way to the development of Japanese studies in the institutions of learning and culture in this country. It has been our pleasure to serve as a clearing house of information for all persons and organizations interested in the life, culture and institutions of Japan and to further academic research in the various fields of study by providing all the necessary guidance and objective information at our disposal. We have labored with pride in our work and in the recognition we have been accorded as a useful institution."

"It is indeed a matter of deep regret that our organization has been so short-lived; for, looking back on our brief history, we feel that we have made only a beginning, that our real service and contribution lie ahead."

In saying farewell we earnestly hope that it shall be our pleasure again to take up our work in the not too distant future when conditions will have returned to normal, and with your support and cooperation we shall again be permitted to continue our contribution to the promotion of human kinship in those higher realms of thought, of culture and of the spirit, to which great task we shall always be devoted."

"The Director, Mr. Tamon Mayeda, and his associated, will leave New York, sailing from the Pacific Coast for Japan about the middle of this month. Due to the fact that they must take the next available ship they regret the suddenness of this announcement, and wish to express their sincere thanks to those friends who have supported and encouraged them in all their undertakings and made their work and sojourn worthwhile."

Of even more historic interest is the handwritten note at the bottom left which states"Rec's Dec.8, 1941 - one day after Japan declared war upon U.S."

A OCLC search shows only a single copy at the Library of Congress.

8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Vg cond.