Nobufumi Ito
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President of the Cabinet Information Board (1940-41) · Japan
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“The Imperial Diet functions as before despite the new national structure, President Nobufumi Ito of the Cabinet Information Board said in his first interview with foreign correspondents. The difference between the new structure in Japan and the political structures of Germany and Italy lies in the fundamental conception of the State, he said.”
English: English chronology entry in the Domei-based digest 'International Gleanings from Japan'. Original-language text not found.
Ito had become the first President of the newly created Cabinet Information Board on 6 December 1940. He spoke to foreign correspondents about the 'new national structure' movement and the Imperial Rule Assistance Association.
'International Gleanings from Japan', chronology for December 1940, entry for 16 December (Nobufumi Ito, President of the Cabinet Information Board, first interview with foreign correspondents), in 'Clippings and mimeographed material: China-Japan War, 1932-1942, Folder 7' (Internet Archive scan) Source
Often attributed, not verified
These words circulate under Nobufumi Ito’s name but could not be traced to a source. They are listed so readers can check them, not as Nobufumi Ito’s words.
“The Nippon-Thai treaty is 'a valuable contribution toward the political progress of East Asia' and 'not in its spirit and letter such a passive one as the so-called non-aggression treaty but a progressive one'.”
The Domei report is printed in the Hong Kong Telegraph of 26 December 1940, but the available OCR is too corrupt to copy the wording exactly, and a cleaner copy (Trove, NewspaperSG) could not be opened. Not published until a clean copy is read.