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...Tokyo four wild-eyed young men, members of one of Japan's patriotic societies (Kenkokukai) invaded the offices of the Soviet Tass News Agency, attempted to bluff Red reporters into leaving the country. Around the Soviet embassy Japanese police set a close guard, arrested Japanese interpreters, Japanese language teachers and other Japanese employes on suspicion of espionage, opened parcels. Announced Moscow's Izvestia: "The Japanese attitude toward the embassy of a foreign state is unprecedented in civilized countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EASTERN ASIA: Plots & Shots | 4/20/1936 | See Source »

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