WHISKERS — In Japan the Bearded Old Men have a special society. The possession of a long beard by an elderly man is the only qualification for membership. Here they are in their an-
nual convention, in Tokyo. The man with the longest beard of all—more than five feet—can be seen in the photograph. It was the resistance to the influence of these elder Japanese which
caused a group of younger ones to attempt a military coup last winter. However, the respect for elders is deep seated in the Japanese mind.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 146, 5 June 1936, Page 6
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90WHISKERS — In Japan the Bearded Old Men have a special society. The possession of a long beard by an elderly man is the only qualification for membership. Here they are in their an- nual convention, in Tokyo. The man with the longest beard of all—more than five feet—can be seen in the photograph. It was the resistance to the influence of these elder Japanese which caused a group of younger ones to attempt a military coup last winter. However, the respect for elders is deep seated in the Japanese mind. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 146, 5 June 1936, Page 6
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