Photograph of RN and INJ staff

Hello,

Can anyone help me locate where this photograph was taken and when? I have looked at the careers of the officers in the front row and it may be from the 1908 London Naval Conference. However, France and the U.S.A. were also present at the conference yet none of their officers appear in the photograph. Furthermore, there are officers who would normally not be involved in the conference negotiations, for example surgeons and paymasters.

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Kind regards,

John

La moitié des officiers sont des Japonais, souvent des hommes de haut rang Togo, Yamamoto Gombei, ou promis comme Kato à un grand avenir je dirais que la photo a été prise au Japon à l'occasion d'une manifestation (couronnement ?)