Manchukuo Prepares For Coronation Of New Emperor: The Imperial Palace -- Imperial tombs of Emperor PU-YI's Ancestors at Mukden, where PU-YI will go after the coronation for purposes of Worship and Veneration. Preparations are going on actively throughout Manchukuo for the celebration of Mr. Pu Yi's 28th Birthday on Monday (Feb 26) and his coronation on Thursday (March 1st). At Changchun, The New Capital of The Japanese Puppet State. Triumphal arches are being erected everywhere, and many military and civil officials are arriving for the festivities. April 24, 1934. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).