Excerpt from The Grand Exhibition of Japan, 1912: Its Aims and Scope
From the name of this proposed exhibition - which is officially styled the Grand Exhibition of Japan, 1912 - you may naturally infer that it is a domestic exhibition, but in its spirit and nature, it is thoroughly identical with an international exhibition, because the prime and direct object of the Imperial Government is to emphasize its universal character and to make it as great an international exhibition as possible; though under the present conditions of our country, we can not too boldly assume that this great undertaking is an international exposition. As you all know, the organization and management of an international exposition are now more of a science than in the case of a mere bazaar, and it requires many skilled and specially trained minds. Moreover the material improvement of our country is yet in its first stage, particularly our railway accommodation, hotels, streets and sanitation, and we are not yet provided with many necessary facilities, which foreigners are accustomed to enjoy in European capitals. And apart from this, Japan ha had, as you know, no opportunity hitherto to entertain an international assembly of any importance, so that we sadly lack experience in this line. For these obvious reasons, the coming exhibition has assumed the name I have just mentioned; yet the earnest wish of our Imperial Government is to realize, with the assistance and participation of the Governments and people of foreign nations, the objects of an international exhibition.
The Japanese Government has therefore appropriated yen 10,000,000, and the different departments of the Central Government, the provincial Governments and many corporate bodies will spend additional sums, which will meet a large part of the outlays for the Exhibition.
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