Benefit earthquake Japan in Brussels -- 27/10/1923

While digitalizing Japonica in the Archives of the Royal Palace I came across a two-page dossier about a benefit matinée for the victims of the Great Kantō Earthquake in 1923, organised by the Brussels administration in the Monnaie theatre on Octobre 27, 1923 at 2 h.I/2 (sic). Judging from the big Oui on the invitation letter, the king attended.

The archive holds some other goodies, for instance two photo-collections from the secretary of Leopold II. The larger consists of 80 photographs from the 1890's with various views from all over Japan. At least three of these were taken by T. Enami. The second photo-dossier has 9 unique photographs from the Belgian legation by K. Ogawa (Enami's photography teacher).

There's also a dossier about the visit to the port of Oostende by two Japanese warships in 1902, and other one about a ceremonial sword given to king Albert I in 1914 by the Japanese government.