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Aland autonomous government hoists own flag

Aland autonomous government hoists own flag

LONDON, England - The Aland autonomous government of Finland hoists its own flag atop its office building in Mariehamn as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014. Japanese diplomat Inazo Nitobe was credited with the settlement of a territorial dispute between Sweden and Finland over the Swedish-speaking Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea in the early 1920s as undersecretary general of the League of Nations.

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Drawing of Japan diplomat hung in Aland assembly hall

Drawing of Japan diplomat hung in Aland assembly hall

LONDON, England - An official of the Aland autonomous government of Finland points to an artwork depicting Inazo Nitobe, a Japanese diplomat, addressing a session of the League of Nations as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 11, 2014. The drawing is hung in the Aland assembly building in Mariehamn because Nitobe, as undersecretary general of the league, was credited with the settlement of a territorial dispute between Sweden and Finland over the Swedish-speaking Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea in the early 1920s.

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Nitobe plays multiple roles for Japan in pre-WWII era

Nitobe plays multiple roles for Japan in pre-WWII era

TOKYO, Japan - Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933), seen in this undated file photo, was a Japanese diplomat credited with the settlement of a territorial dispute between Sweden and Finland over the Swedish-speaking Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea in the early 1920s as undersecretary general of the League of Nations.

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Japan imperial couple in Nitobe Memorial Garden

Japan imperial couple in Nitobe Memorial Garden

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) walk on a bridge in the Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on July 13. The couple met a group of students in the garden created to commemorate the late Japanese scholar Inazo Nitobe, who died in Victoria, the provincial capital, in 1933.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Univ. of British Columbia

Japan emperor, empress visit Univ. of British Columbia

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko tour Nitobe Memorial Garden on the premises of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on July 13. The garden was created to commemorate the late Japanese scholar Inazo Nitobe who died in Victoria, south of Vancouver, in 1933.

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Inazo Nitobe portrait, scroll donated to Hokkaido Univ.

Inazo Nitobe portrait, scroll donated to Hokkaido Univ.

Teruhiko Igarashi (L) from Noda, Chiba Prefecture, speaks in front of a portrait of Japanese agricultural economist and author Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933), and a hanging scroll written by Nitobe at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, northern Japan, on July 17, 2015. Igarashi donated the portrait and scroll to the university the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple in Nitobe Memorial Garden

Japan imperial couple in Nitobe Memorial Garden

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) walk on a bridge in the Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on July 13. The couple met a group of students in the garden created to commemorate the late Japanese scholar Inazo Nitobe, who died in Victoria, the provincial capital, in 1933. (Kyodo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Univ. of British Columbia

Japan emperor, empress visit Univ. of British Columbia

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko tour Nitobe Memorial Garden on the premises of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on July 13. The garden was created to commemorate the late Japanese scholar Inazo Nitobe who died in Victoria, south of Vancouver, in 1933. (Kyodo)

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Drawing of Japan diplomat hung in Aland assembly hall

Drawing of Japan diplomat hung in Aland assembly hall

LONDON, England - An official of the Aland autonomous government of Finland points to an artwork depicting Inazo Nitobe, a Japanese diplomat, addressing a session of the League of Nations as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 11, 2014. The drawing is hung in the Aland assembly building in Mariehamn because Nitobe, as undersecretary general of the league, was credited with the settlement of a territorial dispute between Sweden and Finland over the Swedish-speaking Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea in the early 1920s. (Kyodo)

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Nitobe plays multiple roles for Japan in pre-WWII era

Nitobe plays multiple roles for Japan in pre-WWII era

TOKYO, Japan - Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933), seen in this undated file photo, was a Japanese diplomat credited with the settlement of a territorial dispute between Sweden and Finland over the Swedish-speaking Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea in the early 1920s as undersecretary general of the League of Nations. (Kyodo)

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