ʻabdu'l-bahá wrote a series of letters, or tablets, in 1916-1917 compiled together in the book titled "tablets of the divine plan" but which was not presented in the united states until 1919. fujita would serve between the world wars first in the household of ʻabdu'l-bahá and then of shoghi effendi. in 1932 the first baháʼí local spiritual assembly was elected in tokyo and reelected in 1933. in all of japan there were 19 baháʼís.