Press translations [Japan]. Social Series 0008, 1945-11-12.
Date12 November, 1945
translation numbersocial-0027
call numberDS801 .S84
Persistent Identifier
SOCIAL SERIES: 8
ITEM 1 Organization of New Japan Woman's League - Nippon Industrial Economics - 4 Nov 45. Translator: Y. Akabane.
A meeting to organize the New JAPAN Woman's League was held at the DAI NIPPON Educational
Building at KUDAN on 3
November.
The purpose was the appropriate exercising of woman suffrage, and plans for future
action were discussed and the following
platform adapted:
- 1.To secure the stability of national living, connect politics directly with the home and accelerate the rationalization of home life.
- 2.To liberate women from various feudalistic restrictions and totalitarian controls in order to extend their mental power and to elevate the economic, social and legal position of women.
ITEM 2 Emperor opening three detached palace grounds for public use - Tokyo Shimbun - 4 Nov 45. Translator: C. Gilbert.
Summary:
In connection with the bequeathal by the Emperor of the detached palace of HAMA to
the people of Tokyo, of HAKONE to those of
KANAGAWA and of MUKO to KOBE people for the promotion public health, the officials
of the two cities and province received the
bequest at a ceremony by the Court Minister on the third. After the ceremony the mayor
of TOKYO spoke of the deep gratitude of
the citizens of TOKYO and said that the detached palace of HAMA was especially memorable
through President GRANT'S stay there
and that his friendship with the Emperor MEIJI, made it a monument to American-Japanese
relations.
ITEM 3 Tokyo Imperial University Economic Faculty to be reconstructed - ASHI SHIMBUN - 5 Nov 45. Translator: H. Nishihara.
Summary:
Democratization of schools is now being watched, especially the rebuilding of the
Economic Department of TOKYO
University.
At a meeting of the same department on 4th, it was decided to accept formally the
resignations of professor HASHIZUME and
NANIWATA, as they are ultranationalists.
SOCIAL SERIES: 8 (Continued)
ITEM 3 (Continued)
Reappointment of the following professors was also decided.
OUCHI, H.
TSUCHIYA, T.
ARIJAWA, H.
YAMADA, S.
WAKIMURA, G.
KIMURA, K.
Resignations of the following three professors were accepted.
ARAKI, M.
YUMOTO, T.
NAKAGAWA, T.
These resignations were made, voluntarily, and have nothing to do with the democratization
of schools.
Dean MAEDA had the following to say:
"The resignation of HASHIZUME will be permitted soon, while the resignation of three
professors and reappointment of seven
others have already been approved informally."
ITEM 4 Complaint against preference of men in neighborhood, association - Mainichi Shimbun - 5 Nov Translator: H. Nishihara.
Summary:
In the neighborhood associations, homes in which there were women only were given
little consideration. Rewards for service
were given to men first. In air raid defense, too, women received little credit. Nevertheless,
they had to bear it.
In this country where bereaved homes are increasing, there will be many composed
of women only. Let these homes now be
considered as any others.
ITEM 5 Increase of youthful daliquency - Asahi Shimbun, MAINICHI SHIMBUN - 7 Nov 45. Translator: C. Gilbert.
Summary:
There is a marked increase of crime in JAPAN, especially of murder cases and of burglary.
The sharp increase in youthful
deliquents is to be attributed to the number of unemployed youths caused by the dissolution
of the Army and the armament
industries. Moreover, there is a sharp increase of deliquency among school children.
This increase of crime amongst children is due to food shortages, mothers being absent
from the home a large part of day
searching for food, and immorality on the part of the parents themselves. The TOKYO
Board of Police has increased its
detectives by 300 men in order to detect and prevent the increase of youthful deliquency
which is especially notable the large
cities. Detection of crime is made difficult by the disorganized state of society,
such as transportation difficulties,
unsettled housing conditions, insufficient statistics of employment of individual
citizens, etc., making the
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SOCIAL SERIES: 8 (Continued)
ITEM 5 (CONTINUED)
supervision of crime prevention very difficult.
This is comparable to the situation mentioned in the American magazine "NEWSWEEK"
stating crime in AMERICA, comparing the
first six months of last year with this year has increased by 8.4 per cent, especially
among American youths and if this
tendency continues, there is reason to fear formation of crime gangs similar to those
formed at the of first World War.
MAINICHI reports that the Board of Police has decided to round up deliquent and immoral
youths in TOKYO parks and amusement
centers. Crimes of youthful deliquents are especially numerous in cases of larceny,
blackmail, assaults and quarels;
especially in the above mentioned parks and amusement centers.
Further, there is a growing number of youthful vagrants observable in the neighborhood
of railway stations. This must be taken
care of as a measure of crime prevention.
ITEM 6 Naval school to be used as public school - ASAHI SHIMBUN - 6 Nov 45. Translator: H. Nishihara.
Full translation:
(TSUCHIURA Despatch)
The Education, ministry inspected thoroughly the Naval establishment in TSUCHIURA
and decided that the former TSUCHIURA Naval
Air Force establishment will be as a Japanese Middle School and the former KASUMIGAURA
Naval Air Force establishment will be
used by TOKYO Technical School and the Technical School Department of TOKYO, BUMRI
University.
The former TSUKURA Naval Air Force establishments have been informally allocated
to MITO High School.
ITEM 7 Distribution of Japanese Army to Civilians - ASAHI SHIMBUN - 6 Nov 45. Translator: H. Nishibara.
Full translation:
The Commanding officer of the American 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment gave the
poor and the war victims of MORIOKA-SHI some
table ware which had fallen into the hands of the Americans after they were confiscated
from the Japanese Army. A total of
1,400 China rice bowls end 1,500 wooden rice bowls will be distributed to every home
by the 10th. These were once Japanese
Army property.
ITEM 8 Sendai Prison Case - ASAHI SHIMBUN - 6 Nov 45. Translator: H. Nishihar
Full translation:
OGUCHI, D., aged 32, of CHIBA-SHI; KOMATSU, S., aged 43, of KANAJAWASHI, and SATO,
A., 27, of SAITAMA-KEN, who had been
imprisoned in the MIYAGI jail, grew desperate as the food situation grew worse end
set fire to the tried to escape. They
failed in the attempt. After a preliminary hearing on a charge of attempted arson,
they are now being put to public
trial.
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SOCIAL SERIES: 8 (Continued)
ITEM 9 Civil Radio Station - ASAHI SHIMBUN - 6 Nov 45. Translator: H. Nishibara.
Full translation:
FUFADA, Chief director of the TOKYO Industry and Commerce Association, is Planning
to establish a civilian radio company, and
will hold a meeting of the organizers at 11 P.M. on the 9th.
Those who are expected to be a present at the meeting, are as follows:
IWASE, E. president of MITSUEOSHI ONAGISA, R. - President, of NIPPON SANGYO KEISAI KAJII, G. - president of SUMITOMO
TSUSHIN. KIKUCHI, K. - president of BUGEI SHUNJU. SHIMIZU, Y. - vice-president of TOSHIBA. MIHO, K. - president
of NISSAN. MIWA, J. - president of MARUMIYA.
FUNADA made the following announcement concerning the company: The capital of the
company will b a 10,000,000 yen. Company
share-holders will be composed of those who are interested in advertising through
this civil radio station. Among them, are
makers of electric goods such as TOSHIBA and SUMITOMO: theatrical companies such as
TOHO, SHOCHIKU, and DAIEI: newspaper
companies, publishers, record companies, department stores, makers of toilet goods,
medicines, etc.
Stock in the company will be placed on the market. A share will be 100 yen and five
or ten shares will be the minimum unit
sold. In the beginning, the broadcasting will be over TOKYO-TO only, by short wave
and medium wave, but there are plans for
enlarging its activities at a later date. Development of television facilities is
also being considered. The radio broadcast
will be free of charge, cost to be covered by advertisement only. In the coming general
election, candidates will be able to
set forth their political opinions by radio.
ITEM 10 Dr. of law MATSUNANI dies - ASAHI SHIBUN - 6 Nov 45. Translator: H. Nishihara.
Full translation:
MATSUNAMI, N. Doctor of Law, died of nephritis, at his home, KISHIWADA-SHI, NAMIMATSU
- CHO, 24 on the 3rd. His age was 78. He
was an authority of maritime law. He was one a professor of TOKYO University, and
head professor of the Commerce Department of
Nippon University. He was a member of Imperial Doctors Association. His opinion on
our National Flag was highly esteemed.
ITEM 11 Shinagawa out of door school - ASAHI SHIMBUN - 6 Nov 45. Translator: H. Nishihara.
Full translation:
TACHIAI, Primary School, SHINAGAWA-KU was burned by an air-raid in May. School children
went to the outskirts of HACHIOJI-SHI
and other places. At the end of the war, about 300 of them returned, the school had
been all ruined except a fence, but it is
their mother school.
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SOCIAL SERIES: 8 (Continued.)
ITEM 11 (Continued)
Teachers made efforts to obtain material for repair but they could only build two
small barracks. Sixty weak children are
learning in these barracks. Other children are divided into two classes, one class
in the morning and one in the afternoon.
And all learning out-of-doors. Under these circumstances learning is arbitrary. On
rainy days they must study in their own
homes.
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ATIS | 3 |
CIE | 5 |
CIS | 12 |
G-2 SCAP | 3 |
GPA | 3 |
PUB HEALTH | 3 |
COL MASHBIR | 1 |
FILE | 50 |
INFO | 1 |
TRANS | 1 |
PER | 1 |
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