Press translations [Japan]. Economic Series 0093, 1945-12-21.
Date21 December, 1945
translation numbereconomic-0444
call numberDS801 .S81
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ECONOMIC SERIES: 93
ITEM 1 Application to Charter Vessels Rejected by the Allied Powers - Yomiuri Hochi - 19 Dec 45. Translator: R. Shibata.
Full Translation:
Some time ago the Japanese Government was informed unofficially by the Economic and
Scientific Section of Allied Headquarters
that the Allied Forces are ready to grant the use of 21 vessels at MANILA to the Japanese
Government. The Transportation
Department presented a plan to Allied Headquarters for chartering the vessels, but
it was rejected. The said ships are of
either Laker or Baltic-coaster type and are from 2,000 to 4,000 tons. They are so
badly damaged that they would require
immediate repair. However, our country had expected to receive permission to charter
these ships.
Shipping circles expressed the following opinions on the matter: "Cur Nation's ship
tonnage has fallen to one-sixth of its
pre-war strength. We have only two sea-worthy vessels of 10,000 tons or more. With
such poor facilities on hand there is no
way to overcome our present difficult situation except to charter ships. If in the
future, we are allowed, by Allied
Headquarters, to import foodstuff we shall require ships. The Transportation Ministers
KOHIYAMA and TANAKA have made efforts
to secure them. However, in the light of the refusal to charter ships we must give
the problem our most urgent
consideration.
It is not difficult to guess that sufficient heed must have been paid to public opinion
in the Allied countries. It would
therefore, be wise for us not to hope for kind treatment.
First, we should begin by conforming strictly to the directives of the Allied Powers,
and then we should petition for
permission to charter shipping space. We should endeavor to get unemployed seamen,
who number about 30,000 at present, on
board the ships of the Allied Powers so that these seamen may man the ships carrying
Allied troops home. This would also
facilitate the transportation of Allied materials to JAPAN. After having demonstrated
our sincerity in this manner, we should
petition for permission to charter ships in order to transport necessary materials
to JAPAN.
It is said that the Military Repatriation Transportation Section (RIKUGUN KIKAN YUSOBU),
and the Ship Administrative Bureau
(SENPAKU KANRI KYOKU), of the Economic and Scientific Section are considering hiring
Japanese seamen for this purpose. We urge
the earliest possible realization of this plan. However, since the Allied Powers are
very strict about Japanese shipping,
granting of permission for the employment of Japanese seamen in the near future is
considered rather doubtful.
ECONOMIC SERIES: 93 (Continued)
ITEM 2 Basic Commodity Production Still In a Depressed State - Nippon Sangyo Keizai - 19 Dec 45. Translator: Y. Kurata.
Extracts:
According to the statistics issued for staple commodity production during the period
July to October l945, by Commerce and
Industry Ministry on 18 December, the following conclusions can be drawn as to the
actual results of this production. However,
black market merchandise is disregarded. The statistics were based on investigations
conducted by various control
associations. Total amount of production is believed to be somewhat greated than the
estimated amounts.
- 1.The general reason for the industrial depression is the slowness of industrial recovery and a serious shortage of labor, coal, and other materials.
- 2.The conspicuous phenomenon in the period form July to October is a prompt reconversion of special steel products industries to production of civilian goods. These include the production of items made from pulp, motor cars, bicycles, trucks, and kettles.
- 3.The chemical industry is not in a favorable condition because of the poor production of coal and iron ore.
- 4.The production of rayon, rayon pulp, special pulps, ammonium sulphate, nitro-lime, leather, shoes, and kettles increased considerably since October.
Among the goods whose production had been small during the war and remains so, are:
AP pulp, industrial paper, soda ash,
caustic soda, cement for miscellaneous uses, fatty acid, absolute alcohol, pig iron,
kerosent, volatile oil, light oil, heavy
oil, motors, transformers, farming tools, rubber soled TABI (TN: Japanese shoes.),
needles, wire, gas, and electricity.
The following chart show production of commodities by months.
STAPLE COMMODITY PRODUCTION
| Item | Unit | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER |
| Cotton yarn | bales | 0,680 (TN: Sic) | 5,433 | 4,347 | 4,951 |
| Rayon yarn | pounds | 196,700 | 158,102 | 67,170 | 240,890 |
| Staple fiber | pounds | 1,509,248 | 445,727 | 471,100 | 937,900 |
| Rayon pulp | tons | l,409 | 318 | 600 | 638 |
| S.P, pulp | tons | 1,378 | 1,919 | 3,976 | 4,898 |
| G.P. pulp | " | 4,866 | 4,055 | 8,359 | 10,005 |
| X.P. pulp | " | 63 | 16 | 185 | 386 |
| A.P. pulp | " | 37 | 34 | 28 | 11 |
| Paper | 100 pounds | 12,027 | 6,583 | 9,886 | 14,66l |
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ECONOMIC SERIES: 93 (Continued)
ITEM 2 (Continued)
| Item | Unit | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER |
| Industrial paper | 100 pounds | 231 | — | 84 | 0 |
| Ammomium sulphate | tons | 9,477 | 4,474 | 5,898 | 12,100 |
| Nitro-lime | " | 5,566 | 2,688 | 3,452 | 5,638 |
| Monopoly Salt | " | 14,292 | 20,168 | 24,863 | 25,300 |
| Table salt | " | 600 | 2,004 | 4,073 | 2,100 |
| Industrial salt | " | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soda ash | " | 2,100 | 1,000 | 0 | 143 |
| Caustic soda | " | 4,000 | 1,600 | 100 | 500 |
| Cement | " | 93,904 | 38,901 | 36,600 | 37,700 |
| Cement for miscellaneous use | " | 1,155 | 260 | 280 | 35 |
| Carbide | " | 13,784 | 7,648 | 4,943 | 6,358 |
| Fatty acids | " | 622 | 386 | 246 | 238 |
| Absolute alcohol | Kiloliters | 6,927 | 2,556 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcohol | " | 12,530 | 6,762 | 0 | 761 |
| Hides | tons | 350 | 280 | 270 | 300 |
| Leather goods | " | 251 | 142 | 117 | |
| Tires and tubes for motorcars | " | 80 | 50 | 206 | |
| Tires and tubes for bicycles | " | 60 | 30 | 228 | |
| Pig iron | " | 53,339 | 15,211 | 9,467 | 9,568 |
| Ingots | " | 77,187 | 19,056 | 4,159 | |
| Steel | " | 44,775 | 5,253 | 3,352 | 4,737 |
| Special steel | " | 15,000 | 35,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Copper | " | 2,229 | 567 | 200 | 604 |
| Lead | " | 1,701 | 627 | 183 | 585 |
| Zinc | " | 1,917 | 566 | 185 | 553 |
| Mercury | " | 14,270 | 10,487 | 3,776 |
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ECONOMIC SERIES: 93 (Continued)
ITEM 2 (Continued)
| Item | Unit | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER |
| Aluminum | tons | 6,000 | |||
| Coal | 1000 tons | 2,712 | 1,700 | 903 | 545 |
| Coalite | " | 110,000 | 92,500 | 83,927 | 88,810 |
| Crude oil | Kiloliters | 22,570 | 21,020 | 20,546 | 22,299 |
| Processed crude oil | " | 28,555 | 16,649 | 13,255 | 16,100 |
| Refined Volatile oil | " | 3,543 | 2,336 | 2,552 | 2,995 |
| Kerosene | " | 6,066 | 2,918 | 2,586 | 1,843 |
| Light oil | " | 1,641 | 917 | 654 | 1,100 |
| B heavy oil | " | 3,599 | 2,786 | 4,123 | 3,387 |
| C heavy oil | " | 307 | 230 | 0 | 0 |
| Trucks | 239 | 187 | 104 | 573 | |
| Bicycles | 1,214 | ||||
| Motors | 9,702 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Transformers | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Radio Receivers | Sets | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vacuum tubes | 1000 yen | 41,666 | 41,200 | 40,000 | 38,000 |
| Electric lamps | per unit | 370,000 | 183,000 | 349,000 | 226,000 |
| Boiler | " | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Internal Combustion engines | " | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Farming tools | 1000 yen | 2,960 | 2,832 | 4,842 | 1,958 |
| Wood working machines | 1000 yen | 2,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 1,200 |
| Spinning machines | per unit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weaving machines | " " | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pans | " " | 400,000 | |||
| Iron pots | " | 40,000 | |||
| Kettles | " | ||||
| Needles | " |
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ECONOMIC SERIES: 93 (Continued)
ITEM 2 (Continued)
| Item | Unit | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER |
| Shoes | pairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35,000 |
| Rubber-soled TABU | " | 1,802 | 1,100 | 671 | |
| Soap | tons | 420 | 25 | 77 | 45 |
| Nails | " | 1,730 | 1,250 | 300 | 100 |
| Zinc plate | " | 250 | 118 | 200 | 211 |
| Shovels | " | 45 | 82 | 140 | 45 |
| Pick axes, and hammers | " | 40 | 26 | 15 | 35 |
| Pipes | " | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Electric wire | " | 940 | |||
| Gas | 100 C M | 43,065 | 25,460 | 21,549 | 22,186 |
| Electric power (Water) | 1000 KWH | 1,746,500 | 1,285,800 | 1,055,000 | 1,204,696 |
| Electric power (Coal) | " | 53,400 | 24,700 | 9,200 | 368 |
| Total Electric power | " | 1,979,900 | 1,310,500 | 1,064,200 | 1,205,064 |
ITEM 3 To Control Land Owners' Conduct - Nippon Sangyo Keizai - l9 Dec 45. Translator: T. Mitsuhashi.
Full Translation:
Some landowners are demanding the return of farmland from their tenants in order
to sell it again at black market prices in
anticipation of the Farm Land Reform Law. Therefore, the Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry has issued and order to each
governor, in the name of the Chief of the Agricultural Administrative Bureau, to restrain
landowners from this practice.
The main points are:
- 1.The return of tenancy is provided for in Article 9, Clause 1 of the former Farm Lend Law. To define the paragraph "Independent cultivation is proper," the productive capacity of landowners and various circumstances concerning the tenants must be taken into consideration. It may not be determined through the wishes or needs of the landowners. There is no change in meaning, either in the present law or in the new one. Nevertheless, as land-owners are likely to demand the return of their land, the situation must be controlled to stabilize the position of the peasant proprietors.
- 2.Some landowners attempted to transfer land to their own families in name, only, and then attempted to sell it at block market prices. Care must be taken not to permit the transfer of ownership of land in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 7 of the Temporary Farm and Administrative Ordinance.
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