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[Butch]

Hope some could possibly help me with a translation on this flag ..

Many thanks Gareth 

[kyushukairu]

On the top right hand corner it says  'Pray for continued luck in the fortunes of war' (ino būnchōkyū 祈武運長久), and below that is the recipient's name 'Hayashi Chiyoji' (林千代治).

The characters emanating from the rising sun are the names of those who signed it, to pray for Hayashi-san's continued luck in the fortunes of war. These are most likely people from his hometown - there are many people with the surnames Seiyama (清山), Hayagawa (早川), Nishio (西尾), and Hayashi (林) [presumably Hayashi-san's his own family members].