This image was sent to me by a member who cannot post images, he said that the reverse is dated Dec 8, 1941. I know the image is not the best, but can anyone help him?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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With that date, possibly a declaration of war against the United States and britain? Our December 7th, 1941 was Japans December 8th ??
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Declaration of war against the US and Great Britain.
Imperial Rescript]English天佑ヲ保有シ萬世一系ノ皇祚ヲ踐メル大日本帝國天皇ハ昭ニ忠誠勇武ナル汝有衆ニ示ス朕茲ニ米國及英國ニ対シテ戰ヲ宣ス朕カ陸海將兵ハ全力ヲ奮テ交戰ニ從事シ朕カ百僚有司ハ勵精職務ヲ奉行シ朕カ衆庶ハ各々其ノ本分ヲ盡シ億兆一心國家ノ總力ヲ擧ケテ征戰ノ目的ヲ達成スルニ遺算ナカラムコトヲ期セヨ抑々東亞ノ安定ヲ確保シ以テ世界ノ平和ニ寄與スルハ丕顕ナ ル皇祖考丕承ナル皇考ノ作述セル遠猷ニシテ朕カ拳々措カサル所而シテ列國トノ交誼ヲ篤クシ萬邦共 榮ノ樂ヲ偕ニスルハ之亦帝國カ常ニ國交ノ要義ト爲ス所ナリ今ヤ不幸ニシテ米英両國ト釁端ヲ開クニ至 ル洵ニ已ムヲ得サルモノアリ豈朕カ志ナラムヤ中華民國政府曩ニ帝國ノ眞意ヲ解セス濫ニ事ヲ構ヘテ東亞ノ平和ヲ攪亂シ遂ニ帝國ヲシテ干戈ヲ執ルニ至ラシメ茲ニ四年有餘ヲ經タリ幸ニ國民政府更新 スルアリ帝國ハ之ト善隣ノ誼ヲ結ヒ相提携スルニ至レルモ重慶ニ殘存スル政權ハ米英ノ庇蔭ヲ恃ミテ兄弟尚 未タ牆ニ相鬩クヲ悛メス米英両國ハ殘存政權ヲ支援シテ東亞ノ禍亂ヲ助長シ平和ノ美名ニ匿レテ東洋制覇ノ 非望ヲ逞ウセムトス剰ヘ與國ヲ誘ヒ帝國ノ周邊ニ於テ武備ヲ增強シテ我ニ挑戰シ更ニ帝國ノ平和的通商ニ 有ラユル妨害ヲ與ヘ遂ニ經濟斷交ヲ敢テシ帝國ノ生存ニ重大ナル脅威ヲ加フ朕ハ政府ヲシテ事態ヲ平和ノ裡 ニ囘復セシメムトシ隠忍久シキニ彌リタルモ彼ハ毫モ交讓ノ精神ナク徒ニ時局ノ解決ヲ遷延セシメテ此ノ 間却ツテ益々經濟上軍事上ノ脅威ヲ增大シ以テ我ヲ屈從セシメムトス斯ノ如クニシテ推移セムカ東亞安定ニ 關スル帝國積年ノ努力ハ悉ク水泡ニ帰シ帝國ノ存立亦正ニ危殆ニ瀕セリ事既ニ此ニ至ル帝國ハ今ヤ自存自 衞ノ爲蹶然起ツテ一切ノ障礙ヲ破碎スルノ外ナキナリ皇祖皇宗ノ神靈上ニ在リ朕ハ汝有衆ノ忠誠勇武ニ信 倚シ祖宗ノ遺業ヲ恢弘シ速ニ禍根ヲ芟除シテ東亞永遠ノ平和ヲ確立シ以テ帝國ノ光榮ヲ保全セムコトヲ期ス御 名 御 璽
平成十六年十二月八日
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By the grace of Heaven, Emperor of Japan [Emperor Shōwa], seated on the throne occupied by the same dynasty from time immemorial, enjoin upon ye, Our loyal and brave subjects: [etc., etc., etc.]
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Hey! I just noticed in the Japanese transcription, they wrote the WRONG date at the bottom of the Imperial Rescript!!!!
御 名 御 璽
平成十六年十二月八日
Ha! -- HEISEI 16 [2004], December 8th.
--GuyComment
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