Nitobe Inazō
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Nitobe Inazō was a Japanese agronomist, diplomat, political scientist, politician, and writer. He studied at Sapporo Agricultural College under the influence of its first president William S. Clark an
1922 Autochrome by Auguste Léon
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Nitobe and his wife Mary (1932)
Title page of Bushido: The Soul of Japan (1900)
Åland
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Åland is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy in 1920, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area and population, constituting 0.51% of Finland's land area
Nitobe Inazō
…the United Nations' mandate). His legacy in this period includes the settlement of territorial dispute between Sweden and Finland over Swedish-speaking Åland. In its resolution, the Islands remained under the Finnish control, but adopted complete disarmament (i.e., no military presence on the islands and its…
The Åland Islands during the Crimean War. Site of the Battle of Bomarsund.
Swedish artillerymen in Haraldsby during the Invasion of Åland in 1918.
Public signage showing Åland's autonomous status.
The Parliament of Åland with flags of the European Union, Åland, Finland, and other nearby countries.