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...Konoe, president of the Japanese House of Peers. One hundred acolytes, 700 chanting priests, 20,000 communicants crowded the ceremony. At its conclusion the bride, wearing eleven kimonos, gave away 1,500,000 fans; the groom gave away 1,500,000 yen ($420,000). Wedding gifts: a castle from Nishi-Hongwanji followers, five kinds of fresh fish (harbingers of happiness) from Empress Nagako...
...Step on the gas!" was Sergeant Honda's only thought in his panic. The Imperial motorcade got so far ahead of schedule that at Nishi Technical College, Education Minister Benji Matsuda was not yet dressed when his God swept up to the door. Thrown completely out of gear, the Son of Heaven's program for the day became so disarranged that at one point he had to wait 20 minutes-a sacrilege unspeakable...
...contributors should address: Mr. S. Okuyama, % Japan Advertiser, 6 Nishi 6-Chome, Ginza Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan...