Can't clearly see the documents. Probably bank/savings/insurance records. The bag is a "comfort bag."
The flag is displayed back-to-front and was presented to a Mr. Hirayama. The bold writing should be along the fly as if the pole was on the right side:by wiki
祈
Inori
Prayers
武運長久
Bu'un Chokyu
Continued luck in the fortunes of war
It is written like this on the flag, read top-to-bottom, right-to-left:
長武
久運
平山勇吉君
Hirayama Yūkichi-kun
Mr. Hirayama, Yūkichi
The balance of writing appears to be the signatures of well-wishers.
-- Guy
Guy, Thank you for taking time to look at this collection of WW2 Japanese items! Thank you for sharing the information about the documents.
Glad to help when I can.
-- Guy
It looks like you might have a couple of pay booklets in the mix. It would be great to get close up pics of some of the interior pages of those. More often than not, unit ID information is available.
Tom
Thanks, Guy. A true pay booklet, but I can't make out the kanji, unfortunately. Unit ID usually found just below the salary amount on page shown, as well as the first page just inside the front cover. Wartime examples tend to have units coded, although not always the case. Sometimes the unit is named after the commander, which is, unfortunately, the least helpful info.
Tom
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