Japan

Crown Prince Akihito, Pattie Menzies, Empress Kōjun, Emperor Hirohito and Robert Menzies during Menzies' visit to Japan in 1957

Crown Prince Akihito, Pattie Menzies, Empress Kōjun, Emperor Hirohito and Robert Menzies during Menzies' visit to Japan in 1957

The state visit to Japan was designed to strengthen post-war bilateral economic and political ties. Robert Menzies and Dame Pattie had lunch with the Emperor and Empress at the Imperial Palace. Menzies was introduced to a plenary session of the National Diet and held meetings with Japanese politicians on trade matters. Menzies became an honorary citizen of Tokyo and received the key to the city. The Australian ambassador Sir Alan Watt held a garden party in honour of Menzies and Dame Pattie.

Sources

'Menzies relax from strenuous tour,' Canberra Times, 17 April 1957, 1.

'Menzies' visit makes for closer links,' Canberra Times, 18 April 1957, 3.

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Alan Watt, Nobusuke Kishe, Robert Menzies and others in Japan.
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Carriage in a Japanese garden.
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Japanese guard of honour.
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April 1957
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Pattie Menzies admiring the key to the city of Tokyo.
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April 1957
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Pattie Menzies and Robert Menzies in a carriage in Japan.
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Pattie Menzies at the Shinjuku Gardens in Tokyo.
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Pattie Menzies, Robert Menzies and others at the Heian Shrine.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and a group of Japanese women at the Nomura Villa.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and Ambassador to Australia Suzuki.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and Ambassador to Australia Suzuki.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and Armand Berard.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi in Japan.
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Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi in Japan.
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Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi in Japan.
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Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and others at a performance in Kyoto.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and others beside a lake in Japan.
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Robert Menzies and others enjoying a drink.
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Robert Menzies and others in a garden in Japan.
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Robert Menzies and others in a Japanese garden.
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Robert Menzies and others in front of a temple in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and others sight-seeing in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and others speaking to the press in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies at the Heian Shrine.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies in Japan.
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Robert Menzies and Sir Alan Watt in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and the Japanese imperial family.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies and the Japanese imperial family.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies at a meal in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies at a reception in Osaka.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies at the Shinjuku Gardens in Tokyo.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies boarding an aeroplane in Japan.
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Robert Menzies eating with chopsticks in Japan.
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Robert Menzies feeding deer in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies filming at the Nomura Villa.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies filming in Japan.
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Robert Menzies holding a top hat.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies in a shrine in Japan.
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Robert Menzies in front of several microphones in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies receiving the key to the city of Tokyo.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies shaking hands with Nobusuke Kishi.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies speaking on arrival in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies speaking on arrival in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies standing to speak in Japan.
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April 1957
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Robert Menzies trying sushi at the Nomura Villa.
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April 1957
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Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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Sir Alan Watt, Nobusuke Kishi and Robert Menzies in Japan.
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April 1957
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