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Press translations [Japan]. Economic Series 0115, 1945-12-31.
translation-number: economic-0577
call-number: DS801 .S81
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PRESS TRANSLATIONS
No. 577 Date: 31 Dec 45
ECONOMIC SERIES: 115
ITEM 1 Increased Production [illegible],: Pigs and Fowl - Provincial Newspaper Hyuga Nichinichi (Niyazaki) - 21 Dec 45. Translator:
T.
Mitsuhashi.
Full Translation:
To make she best of this food situation, the MIYAZAKI-SHI Agricultural Association
(NOGYO KAI) is encouraging stockbreeding in that district. The following plan was
formed at its
19 December consultation meeting at which more than twenty experts attended.
To achieve increased production of cattle, bulls wild be properly distributed, and
cows will be registered in a cow register so as to control their transfer. In addition
to
dairymen, every farmer will breed a few cattle for the dairy to meet a shortage of
fodder and to produce fertilizer for home use. A Dairy Union (NYUGYU KUMIAI) will
be organized
under the supervision of the Agricultural Association.
MIYAZAKI-SPI was once prominent in pig breeding in the MIYAZAKI- Prefecture, but
is now in such a poor position that only a "twenty level" of pigs is being bred due
to the war.
This will be increased to 300 as the first steps towards its increased production
are taken. As fodder, remaining scraps of meal obtained from the Allied Troops, and
less obtained
in the processing of wheat gluten, will be utilized. Poultry will also be encouraged
to produce eggs and to provide chicken for the table.
ITEM 2 Okayama City-[illegible]lan[illegible]Set Up By The [illegible]ew [illegible]ayor Hashimoto - Provincial Newspaper Ohugoku Shimbun (Hiroshina) - 20 Dec 45. Translator:
H. Shindo.
Full translation:
A devastated city, OKAYAMA, will reconstruct itself on a program made by its new
mayor, HASHINOTO.
| There will be a green zone made at the basin of the ASAHI River, which runs through the city, and there will be a driveway set up along the River. |
| The roads will be widened 80 meters. Streetcars now run on this road from OKAYAMA Station up to the intersection in the front of the OKAYAMA Castle. In addition to this, there is a plan proposed to divide the street into sections for high speed vehicles, and a section for low speed vehicles. |
| A loop line will be built around the city. |
| The shopping center, SHI-SAIDAI[illegible]I-DORI and 7 [illegible]AYA [illegible]-DORI, will be widened. |
| The OKAYAMA Prison, located at present in FU[illegible]SUKAIC[illegible]I-Cho, will be transferred to the suburbs. |
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| Every railway line which runs through the southern part from ASAHIKAWA Bridge in the City will be made into an elevated line. |
| Another green zone of 40,000 tsubo in area will set around the site of the OTOMO Girls' School, located in about the center of the city. Within the green zone will he built a new OKAYAMA Municipal Office. |
| A wholesale market of first grade vegetables and fish is expected to be constructed on the basin. A wholesale market will be opened on the site of the former devastated Municipal Office. |
| In residential sections in the outskirts of the city, there will be roads, 6 meters wide. There will be no roads less than 6 meters wide in the whole city in the future. |
ITEM 3 Serious Economic and Social Problems in Japan - Tokyo Shimbun - 26 Dec 45.
Translator: K. Yasuo.
Summary:
Since the end of the war JAPAN has been confronted with various kinds of problems.
They are now becoming more and more serious as the end of this year draws near. For
instance,
there is a dramatic story full of [illegible]aduess about a "living war ghost", who was believed dead in IWO JIMA, came back home
suddenly, and found his wife
married to his younger brother. Throughout, the country epidemics are threatening
war victims, who are bordering on starvation and are suffering from malnutrition.
At the same
time, considerable amounts of necessary commodities are being traded through black
market dealings. These prices are beyond the reach of the masses.
Traffic bottlenecks and traffic accidents are making the situation worse, and robbery
and murder cases are increasing. Along with such social end economic chaos, the inflation
is
threatening all Japanese livelihood by becoming more serious. Under the present situation,
no one can enter a hospital for less than 10,000 yen. Moreover, we must pay more than
2,000 yen for a single funeral service.
Such are the true social and economic conditions in JAPAN.
ITEM 4 Draft For Pay Bill Progressing - Nippon Sangyo Keizai - 28 Dec 45. Translator:
Z. Konishi.
Summary:
Dr. ASHIDA, Minister of Welfare, has explained the following items at the gubernaterial
meeting held on 27 December l945:
"Because of the urgency of the situation in our country, 'The Urgent Aid to the Poor
Law' (SEIKATSU KONKYU SEA KINKYU SEIKATSU ENGO YOKO) has been enacted. When it is
enforced
however, monetary support will be avoided, but material support will be carried out
for the poor. Various bills in this connection are now under consideration to meet
the new
situation.
"The transportation of about one million Koreans would be finished by the end of
February 1946, but about 30,000 Formosans, are scheduled to be transported in a few
months. The
repatriation of Chinese laborers has almost been completed.
This law should be enacted by 1 February, Attention should be paid
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ECONOMIC SERIES: 115 (Continued)
ITEM: 4 (Continued)
to the functions of the committee provided for in the Law. Some recognition should
he given to the laborers who are responsible for the reconstruction of the industries
of new
JAPAN. Because of the dominant role labor plays in forming the new JAPAN its problems
are expected to be solved soon.
"The present economic situation forced the fundamental revision of the payment system
during the War. A draft for the new payment bill is now under consideration by the
Ministery
of Welfare. An emergency disposal laborer's pay is to be managed as follows:
For laborers working in metal mines or common factories, the average wage is 18 yen
per man for pit-miners, 10 yen per man for out-miners, except coal miners, whose 80
per cent
raise already has been decided. Common laborers, not including day laborers, wages
will be raised to about 100 yen per month. A family man's wage will be raised from
5 yen to 20
yen.
ITEM 5 About 700 Acres Are Made Available to Demobilized Soldiers - Nippon Sangyo
Keizai - 28 Dec 45. Translator: R. Shibata.
Full Translation:
Leading in opening of agricultural lands to the public, Mr. FUJITA, the largest land
owner in all the country, has this time decided to make available, to demobilized
soldiers,
part of his land for cultivation. The land to be given will be 300 chobu (about 735
acres) out of all his total land of 600 chobu (about 1,470 acres). This will include
zone 6 of
the reclaimed land at KOJIMA Bay in OKAYAMA Prefecture. The area per capita will be
one chobu (about 2.45 acres), and the claim for cultivation may be made on and after
1 May of
next year. In addition, the FUJITA GUMI Company, will render a service for capable
persons to build dwelling houses.
ITEM 6 The New Tax will Be Composed Of Three Items - Nippon Sangyo Keizai - 28 Dec
45. Translator: K. Sato.
Full Translation:
The Finance Ministry is hastening to draft the bill for the property tax and the
wartime income tax, based upon the directive issued by Allied Headquarters on 25 November,
and it
expects to present it to the Allied Headquarters on 31 December. This bill is composed
of three items, the property tax, the individual wartime income tax, and the corporate
wartime income tax.
When the bill is returned from the Allied Headquarters after its approval, the Government
will introduce it to the special session of the Diet to be held next February. The
total
income of all these taxes is estimated by the Allied Forces at 100,000,000,000 yen,
but the Japanese Government doubted whether that will be realized at first. However,
after
making a thorough study of its methods, the authorities concerned have decided to
raise more than 100,000,000,000 yen.
ITEM 7 Serious Situation Of Marine Products Market - Yomiuri Hochi - 28 Dec 45. Translator:
S. Kinoshita.
Summary:
With the removal of official control, marine products appeared in the market but
soon disappeared. Unrestrained bidding subsequetly followed the removal and then they
slipped out
of legitimate channels. They
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ECONOMIC SERIES: 115 (Continued)
ITEM 7 (Continued)
have fallen into the hands of black marketeers. In the KANTO and TOKAI Districts,
marine products have totally disappeared from public markets moreover, they are being
sold by
street venders at double or triple normal wholesale prices. If this situation remains
unchecked, it is feared that the public fish markets will become hopelessly insolvent
before
long and distribution of marine products will be stopped for the general public.
For example SENJU branch office of the TOKYO Marine Products Control Company (TOKYO
SUISANBUTSU TOSEI KAI SHA) has become inactive lately because most of the partners
retired from
the office. On the other hand, an improvised fish shop has been built quite close
to the company's house. The new shop deals in marine products obtained directly from
fishing
centers of the CHOSHI District transported by truck. The service is at black market
prices. To our amagement, it was a group of some of retired partners of the company
who built
the new shop.
Similar cases are seen everywhere in TOKYO. More than 30 wholesalers associated with
the TSUKIJI Public Fish Market are said to be busy bargaining with black marketeers,
while the
market itself has been almost inactive. Unless drastic measures are taken by the Government,
the problem over the control companies and black marketeers will be seriously
aggravated.
In this connection, Mr. KIMINO SAN-NOSUKE, a wholesaler in marine products at TSUKIJI
Market, said that the present serious situation is a consequency of the Government's
utterly
unreasonable control systems, and that the best way to get rid of it is to create
a new market organization. This will include all the previous wholesalers as well
as street
venders, replacing the existing TOKYO Marine Products Control Company. His plan, he
said, is opposed by the big shareholders of the existing company.
On the other hand, the officials of the TOKYO Marine Products Control Company blame
the Government authorities who removed the controls suddenly without considering the
consequences. They expect the proper measures to be taken by the Government so that
the producers will be supplied with oil and other fishing materials and then their
products will
be disposed of through legitimate channels.
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