what is it ???

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Japanese Hitler Youth ???

That article is about, "Dai Nippon Seinen Dou" not "Dai Nippon Seishounen Dan"
(who are the group with the flag in question). I think that "Seinen Dou" was
probably one of the groups Nick mentioned were absorbed into the
"Seishounen Dan"

PN:
So the flag in question (post #1 & #6) is the "Dai Nippon Seishounen Dan",
right? If so, I see online an interesting reference to their foundation being
inspired by the Hitler Youth. And maybe partly why it didn't survive WW2.
OFW
Online reference:
http://cblog.thule-italia.org/archives/595-Eleganti-ed-Ordinati..html
"The Hitler-Jugend (Hitler Youth), a paramilitary youth organization of Germany's Nazi Party,
sent a delegation to Japan on the eve of World War II.The group stayed for three months and
received a passionate welcome as it toured the nation, which strengthened its ties with Germany
and followed the path that eventually led to Pearl Harbor. ...
The Hitler-Jugend visited Japan again from October to December 1940.In January 1941, immediately
after the second visit, Japan organized "Dai-Nippon Seishonen-dan" (Greater Japan youth organization)
by placing regional youth organizations across the nation under centralized government control.
The [Japan] Education Ministry's explanation that all extra-curricular activities serve as training for
young people shows the nationwide organization was partly styled after the German model."
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