tr. Arita's remarks to the prefect {ural governors on the proper attitude 0 be adopted {o aliens visiting Japan comes at an appropriate time bec: the summer season has opened a the beautiful mountain and beach resorts of Japan will soon be visited by hundreds of visitors to enjoy the beauties which nature has. lavishly bestowed on the Island Empire, Mr. Arita warned the governors against suspecting aliens just because they are aliens. It is an unfortunate fact that while the Japanese themselves are models of politeness and thousands of people who have visited the country have left with lasting. Impressions. of courteous treatment, there are also many who carry {rom Japan impressions of quite & dit Terent character—impressions based on suspicion ever haunting the visitor and official restriction and petty annoyance, which tend to create a far different estimate of the people. A possible reason for this might be found in the insularity of the people which only in recent years has come somewhat abruptly 10 face the full play of international affairs. "After all, it was not so long ago that the "turnner" was a general term of aisapprobation in "England when everybody not born in England was Included in this category. Japan's increasing contacts with the world must eventually rub off the sharp corners of this insularity, but Mr. Arita's remarks are timely for the first impressions are generally the best and most vivid.
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