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Event Visit to Japan (1957)

From: 10 April 1957
To: 17 April 1957

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The state visit to Japan was designed to strengthen post-war bilateral economic and political ties. Robert Menzies and Dame Pattie had lunch with the Emperor and Empress at the Imperial Palace. Menzies was introduced to a plenary session of the National Diet and held meetings with Japanese politicians on trade matters. Menzies became an honorary citizen of Tokyo and received the key of the city. The Australian ambassador Alan Watt held a garden party in honour of Menzies and Dame Pattie.

Related People

Menzies, Robert Gordon (Bob) (1894 - 1978)

Digital Resources

Title: Robert Menzies speaking on arrival in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00191_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies filming at the Nomura Villa.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00202_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Pattie Menzies, Robert Menzies and others at the Heian Shrine.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00201_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies at the Heian Shrine.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00200_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Ambassador to Australia Suzuki.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00199_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00198_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Ambassador to Australia Suzuki.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00197_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and the Japanese imperial family.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00196_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies holding a top hat.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00195_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and others speaking to the press in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00194_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Japanese guard of honour.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00190_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies speaking on arrival in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00192_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and others at a performance in Kyoto.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00205_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies boarding an aeroplane in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00189_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and others enjoying a drink.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00188_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Pattie Menzies in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00187_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00186_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies receiving the key to the city of Tokyo.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00185_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies at a meal in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00184_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Sir Alan Watt in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00183_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00182_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Sir Alan Watt, Nobusuke Kishi and Robert Menzies in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00181_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies standing to speak in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00180_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies shaking hands with Nobusuke Kishi.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00193_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00166_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies in a shrine in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00178_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies feeding deer in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00177_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies filming in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00176_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies in front of several microphones in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00175_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies eating with chopsticks in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00174_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and others in a Japanese garden.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00173_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and others beside a lake in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00172_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and others sight-seeing in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00171_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and the Japanese imperial family.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00170_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Carriage in a Japanese garden.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00169_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and a group of Japanese women at the Nomura Villa.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00203_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00167_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies trying sushi at the Nomura Villa.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00204_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and others in a garden in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00165_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00164_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Nobusuke Kishi.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00212_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Pattie Menzies admiring the key to the city of Tokyo.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00211_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Pattie Menzies at the Shinjuku Gardens in Tokyo.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00210_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies at the Shinjuku Gardens in Tokyo.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00209_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and Armand Berard.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00208_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Alan Watt, Nobusuke Kishe, Robert Menzies and others in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00207_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies at a reception in Osaka.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00206_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Robert Menzies and others in front of a temple in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00179_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

Title: Pattie Menzies and Robert Menzies in a carriage in Japan.
Type: Image
Date: April 1957
Control: MENZ00168_0001
Repository: Special Collections, Baillieu Library, The University of Melbourne

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