Part 4. The 1934 Royal Visit to Japan
In the last post we traced the evolution of the Japanese presence in Southeast Asia during the half century or so before the outbreak of World War II (WWII). In this post the tables are turned–sort of–as Southeast Asia's richest potentate embarked on a historic journey to Japan. Read on to discover how Sultan Ibrahim was received by the highest echelons of Tokyo’s imperial and political elite. Read Part 3 here