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TRANSLATION.
IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
PASSPORT
No 27790

Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Age 16 years 10 months
Regd. at Okayama Ken Japan 

The competent Authorities and all whom it may concern requested to allow the above named person [[illegible]]

[[note]] California, U. S. A. [[/note]]

to pass freely and without hindrance and to give said person such protection and assistance as may be required.
The 4th day of the [[8th?]] month of the 29th year of Meiji (1906).

Viscount Fō Hayashi
Name and Official Seal
His Imperial Japanese Majesty's
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Signature of the Bearer  
Rey
22AVR1925

TRADUCTION.
LE GOUVERNEMENT IMPÉRIAL DU JAPON
PASSEPORT.
No 27790
[[stamped]] Admitted at San Francisco, Calif, FEB 17 1932, 19__, upon presentation of Reentry Permit No. 746304
Immigrant inspector [[/stamped]]

Les Autorités compétentes sont priées de taisser passer librement la personne ci-dessus mentionnée, allant

[[stamped]] Re-Admitted as legal U.S. Resident Laredo Tex;...[[/stamped]] 8-9-35 CEP 
Return permit #1044223 

et de lui donner aide et protection en cas de besoin 
Le   jour du   mois de la   année de meiji (19  ).

Noms et cachet officiel
du Ministre des Affaires Etrangères de Sa Majesté l'Empereur du Japon.

Signature du porteur:
[[stamped]]
INSPECCION DE VIGILANCIA
DEL NORTE-IRÚN
ENTRADA-TURNO 
F[[illegible]]  15 Jun 192[[?]] [[/stamped]]

Transcription Notes:
Needs more work (cleaned up a bit) Viscount Hayashi's full name was Hayashi Tadasu, unclear about signature. Left margin Japanese transcription.