Toshiba/EMI Japan issued this US release as part of Japan's "Country Flag" obi / EAS re-issue series of the Beatles Japanese LP catalog which began in 1976. This is title n° 22 in the series, with U.S. flag obi. 

Originally released in US August 1965.

Recording notes:
-Pressed from a copy of a US master, as identified by the matrix stamp
-True stereo on all tracks except B3 "Ticket to Ride" is fake stereo.

Packaging notes:
-Front and back covers are from the US design with a gatefold sleeve.
-Apple logo on the front jacket in place of where the Capitol logo would be. No Capitol or EMI logos on the back.
-Includes bio-lyric sheet insert (in English & Japanese) 
-Disc comes with clear rice-paper inner sleeve. Early copies came in a black paper sleeve.
-Obi states ‎¥2,500
-Some copies imported to North America may have come with an "imported Japan" Capitol-EMI sticker that sealed the outer plastic sleeve (see photo)

Mfd. by Toshiba-EMI Ltd., Japan