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Show Are Japanese the Lost Tribes? H Are tho Japanese tho lost ten tribes H of Israel? The Jewish World revives 'H this old theory, remarking that it was H probably lnovltnblo that they should H bo sought in tho Japaneso in view of H tho fact that the1 niuscums or Japan H contain numerous engravings purport- lng to show the landing of Jews in H Nippon. One of tho pictures cited is H said to show a procession In which H tho ark is discernible and in which I tho priests wear hats of biblical pat- I tern. Another depicts Solomon in the I act of receiving gifts from tho queen I of Shobn, while nnd this is regarded I as tho most conclusive of nil tho I founder of Japan's dynasty of 12G om- I perors bore the same name (Osea) as I tho last king of Israel (Hoshea), his contemporary. H |