6 5 4 D O C U M E N T 4 0 9 F A R E W E L L T O J A P A N Published in Fukuoka Nichinichi Shinbun, p. 2. TRANSLATION On leaving Japan, I send my greetings to the Japanese people through Fukuoka Nichinichi Shinbun. On leaving Japan, I am pleased to have the opportunity to ex- press my gratitude. Needless to say, I am delighted by the hearty welcome I have received throughout the country. What has impressed me so deeply is the realiza- tion that, on this planet Earth, there exists a nation which still preserves the graceful artistic tradition and such beauty of minds with simplicity. 28 December, at Moji. Einstein.