TIME
In emulation of Defense Day in the U. S., Japanese military reservists proposed a National Drill Day to be held throughout the Empire on Oct. 23, the festival day at the National military shrine of Yasukuni in Tokyo.
The Japanese Government reserved official sanction but stated that it saw in the proposed drill day no connection with the U. S. Defense Day.
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