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A closer look may help everyone. Looks like a t-38 carbine.
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Its a Type 99. The Type 38 has two vent holes on the receiver and the Type 99 has one.
Your rifle was manufactured at the Toyo Kogyo arsenal and it looks to be a series 35 but I would need a better photo of the series marking to be sure. (the stamp to the left of the serial number in your photo is the series mark) It is normal to not have the type markings on the receiver on a late war rifle such as yours. If it is indeed the 35th series it is somewhat rare because there were only around 57,000 produced that year. Another interesting thing to note is that the factory that produced your rifle was located in the Hiroshima prefecture and was producing rifles up until the day the bomb was dropped. Does the serial number on your dust cover match the number on the receiver?
Also does the bayonet have any markings? If so could you post some better photos of them and a better photo of the scabbard and frog?