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Dear Japanese language editor and readers, I would like to ask if you are aware of the use/presence of the double-headed eagle symbol in Japan.

Here is what I wrote to the English editor:

" I made a rare find of a double-headed eagle in Japan. Could you kindly suggest what form should my report take in order to become known to wide audience: A Japanese double-headed eagle item was spotted in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Pref., Japan, in 2002 (photo copyright Maxim I. Buyakov). This 'Japanese 2-head eagle' plate was found in a public elementary school as an award for the school's traffic safety measures issued by Hamamatsu City School Administration in 2001. The Japanese text under the eagle reads the above. Remarkably, this was a purely domestic local Japanese event, not related to Russia. But it is also an official event which would not permit an irrelevant decoration. The school Principal told me that was a symbol of the Japanese statehood. I showed him the eagle in my Russian passport, and that was a revelation for him. He was moving his finger over the elements confirming the similarity. A vice-principal was standing by with the same attitude. Apparently, they knew nothing about the Russian eagle before, and the pictured item was purely 'their' Japanese eagle to them. I agree with you that the item does not stand as a formal insignia, and finding such in Japan would be of historical importance. For that to happen, public awareness would be required. I thought, an encyclopedic article could somehow reflect this striking fact. Apparently, many people interested in the double-headed eagle like you and I would appreciate any hint to its presence in Japan. Would it be possible to put a wording like 'additional research is required into the double-headed eagle use in Japan'? I can imagine the efforts you put in the article to make it as complete and professional as it is, to suddenly leave it open. But that would eventually make it more complete, perhaps?"

Could you kandly comment on this, please?

Kind regards, Maxim Buyakov --Askmaxim 2009年5月26日 (火) 17:52 (UTC)