In addition to the Emperor, the Imperial Conference to-day was attended by Field Marshal Prince Kolchito Kanin, Chief of the General Staff of the Army; Prince Admiral of the Fleet Fushima, Hirouasu, Chief of the General Staff, of the Navy; Lieutenant-General Hayao Tada, Vice-Chief of the General Staff of the Army; and Vice-Admiral Mineichi Koga, Vice-Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, representing the Imperial Headquarters.
Other officials es present were the Premier, Prince Fremomaro Konoye; the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koko Hirota; the War Minister, General Gen. Sugiyama; the Navy Minister, Admiral Nobumas a Yonai; the Home Minister, Admiral Suetsugu, and the Finance Minister, Mr. Kaya.
The first Imperial Conference since 1988 was held in 1894, during the war between Cina and Japan. The next was convoked in 1904 before the Russo-Japanese War, and a third was held in 1914 during the European War, when Japan joined the side of the Allies and declared war against Germany.—Reuter.
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