Still lagging behind. I think that for 1923 in order to catch up, I will only post the really important stuff...
(For the time being, I've removed the yen-dollar and ryo-dollar as well as the Kyoto SEAASP)
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Monday October 9, 1922
There was a minor accident this morning at Kyoto aerodrome as a Mitsubishi 1MF5 fighter crashed into a Fokker F III civilian aircraft parked near a hangar. No details were released of the pilot of the 1MF5 who had mysteriously disappeared after the accident and no info was released of the owner of the Fokker.
Wednesday October 18, 1922
Lady Nakamura Maeko has left for Egypt to team up with archaeologist Howard Cater, who is preparing for a new season in the Valley of the Kings.
Wednesday November 1, 1922
Today’s Birthday: Lady Nakamura Maeko… in Egypt
Tuesday November 7, 1922
It has been reported that a few days ago, Howard Carter located the first steps to a tomb that is believed to be from the 18th Dynasty. However no further details can be given until all the rubbish on top is removed.
Thursday November 30, 1922
Yesterday was the official opening of the Tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh whose name has been revealed to be
Tut-ankh-Amun. Various guests were invited and they first had lunch in the Valley of the Kings, before opening the tomb during the afternoon. Some people are already mentioning that this could be one of the biggest discoveries in the Valley of the Kings.
Monday December 4, 1922
Today, Lady Nakamura Maeko visited the beautiful
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri.
Monday December 25, 1922
Today it has been announced that some months ago, Captain Terada Fushige of the HIJMS Fuso had sent a report to the shogun regarding the disappearances of the ships and the South China Sea Pirates. He reported that the Japanese forces and Iberian forces managed to locate the position of the Pirates with the use of the Iberian airship. Reconnaissance by the airship indicated that most of the pirate forces consisted of Junks, but several destroyers and cruisers as well. Even more shocking was the discovery of what looked like a Pre-Dreadnought battleship, but no one could confirm that.
With foggy conditions the Iberian and Japanese forces attacked the base in the hope to surprise the pirates, but part of the Pirates’ fleet was not present. Those ships that were there attacked, but they were easily beaten by the Iberian and Japanese guns. But soon enough it was clear that the pirates weren’t that stupid, as the other part of their fleet used the cover of the fog to attack the Japanese and Iberian ships. Originally the Iberians and Japanese planned to use the fog to surprise the enemy, but now the fog was used against them.
Despite the surprise attack of the pirates and the damage taken by several ships, the Japanese and Iberians used their skills, experience and superior weaponry and technology to take out the pirate ships in a short but fierce clash. The ship, suspected to be a pre-Dreadnought, is believed to have gone down, sunk by the gunfire of the Fuso and several Iberian torpedoes, but it is possible that a couple of the destroyers and cruisers managed to get away, using the cover of the fog.
Still it has been confirmed that the pirate activity has considerably dropped ever since the clash. However it is expected that sooner or later the pirates could be back, or another pirate group will move in to fill the void.