The translation of the non-Latin characters is as follows - "Hard soft style, empty hand way, organization" Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kyokai - Goju means "hard/soft", Ryu means "style", Karate means "empty hand", Do means "way", Kyokai means "organization". The non-Latin characters on the specimen are the same as the name of the organization, but in Japanese.