LOYALTY IN JAPAN
CODE OF THE SAMURAI
DEVOTION TO EMPEROR
(Received November, 19,12.25 .pirn.),. . • \', TOKIO, November 18. , Maintaining the traditional Samurai code of., loyalty, and responsibility, a inspector, Jubei Honda, .com'mittcd suicide with his own sword'be* cause he guided the Emperor up a wrong strcot whilo his Majesty was process sioning*thyough the city. The. blunder, which .is also-possibly the" causo .of ,tho resignation. of the Home Minister, the local Governor, and'others, recalls a similar incident's during' the reign of the Emperor Mcijil ■whose' train was delayed an hour, during manoeuvres at Kyushu, whercupoai J the stationmastcr committed suicide. Recently • a soldier who lost hisl bayonet, ■ committed -suicide ■ag all weapons are the Emperor's- property. •
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 121, 19 November 1934, Page 9
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114LOYALTY IN JAPAN Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 121, 19 November 1934, Page 9
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