Press translations [Japan]. Political Series 0174, 1946-01-12.
Date12 January, 1946
translation numberpolitical-0731
call numberDS801 .S85
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POLITICAL SERIES: 174
ITEM 1 Directive Hits at bureaucratic Provincial Chiefs - Nihon Sangyo Keizai - 10 January l946. Translator: T. Kitayama.
Full Translation:
The so-called "4 January whirlwind directive" issued by General MacARTHUR's Headquarters
has shut out several thousand
aggressive war instigators from their government and public jobs. As e result, 107
former representatives who were endeavoring
to gain the support of their constituencies in the coming general election, have all
been driven out of office. Besides, the
above-mentioned personnel, members of the prefectural and city assemblies and provincial
men of importance who were connected
with the Imperial Rule Assistance Young Men's Association, were also removed from
public office on 4 January. The Progressives
and other parties have now been confronted with the necessity of altering their tactics
completely for the coming general
election.
The names of the chiefs of the business bureaus of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association
and heads of the Imperial Rule
Assistance Young Men's Association, who come under General MacARTHUR's directive of
4 January, are as follows:
(TN: Mark "O" indicates the chiefs of the business bureaus of the Imperial Rule Assistance
Association, and "X" indicates the
heads of branch offices of the Imperial Rule Assistance Young Men's Association. Reports
from HOKKAIDO and EHIME Prefecture
have not reached the press office yet.)
TOKXO: O-Yamada, Tatsuo; X-YASUI, Toji.
AOMORI-Ken: O-FUJIBAYASHI, Genemon; O-SHINTO, Kenzo (Colonel on the reserve list);
X-KUSUMI, Shogo.
IWATE-Ken: O-KENBOTA, Tsuguo; X-TAMURA, Hiken.
MIYAGI-Ken: O-NAGATO, Ryuzo; O-TAKAHASHI, Bungoro; X-TAKAGI, Yoshito (Lieutenant-General).
YAMAGATA-Ken: O-SHIBANAWA, Kenzo; X-KUWAJ[illegible]A, Giichi.
AKITA-Ken: O-NAKADA, Yoshinao; X-NITA, Noreyoshi.
FUKUSHWA-Ken: O-MAKIHARA, Genichiro; O-OYA, Gohen; X-NOBECHI, Akira.
KANAGAWA-Ken: O-OKURA, Kunihiko; X-ANDO, Tameji.
CHIBA-Ken: O-KUBOTA, Katsuya; O-YANO, Minoru; O-SAITO, Shinzaburo.
IBARAGI-Ken: O-AKAGI, Sotoku; X-NAGOSHI, Tokinaka.
POLITICAL SERIES: 174 (Continued)
ITEM 1 (Continued)
GUMMA-Ken: K-COKAN, Yuji.
SAITAMA-Ken: O-AYAKAWA, Takeji; X-WATANABE, Kinzo (Lieutenant-General).
TOCHIGI-Ken: O-KITAZATO, Yoshiyori; X-MORITA, Masayoshi.
NIIGATA-Ken: O-SOMA, Tsuneji; X-NAGUNUMA, Kenichi.
TOYAMA-Ken: O-EBOSHI, Eiichi; O-AKANA, Tokuji; X-NAYAGAWA, Kanji; X-MORIJIRI, Korehiro
(Lieutenant-General).
ISHIKAWA-Ken: O-CHIDA, Tomojiro (Lieutenant-General); X-KOSYU, Toranosuke (Lieutenant-General).
FUKUI-Ken: O-TAYASU, Nizaimon; O-SAWAMURA, Goro; X-OCHIAI, Keishiro; X-GIGA, Ketsuji;
X-UNO, Taizo.
YAMANASMI-Ken: OX-NADORI, Tadahiko.
NAGANO-Ken: OX-FUJII, Iemon.
GIFU-Ken: OX-TORII, Momosaburo; X-KUWABARA, Zenkichi.
SHIZUOKA-Ken: O-MATSUMOTO, Ryo; O-SUZUKI, Chyukichi; K:-SH[illegible]BAYAMA, Jyuichi
(Lieutenant-General).
AICKI-Ken: OX-SAKAI, Tokutaro (Lieutenant-general).
SHIGA-Ken: O-MOTSUZUXI, Choshi; X-YAGUCHI, Kyujiro.
KYOTO-Ken: O-INAGAKI, Kosho; X-OHASHI, Riyu.
OSAKA-Ken: O-NAKARAI, Kiyoshi; O-SANBE, Choji; O-KAWARADA, Kakichi; O-IKEDA, Kiyoshi;
O-YASUI, Miji; ARAI, Eentaro;
K-ISHTKURA, Kosaburo; FUJIOKA, Chowa; X-AMAYA, Naojiro (Lieutenant-General); X-GONDO,
Denji (Lieuteant-General).
HYOGC-Ken: O-NAGATOMI, Hatsumi; O-MA[illegible]IO, Hanroku; X-WADA, Nobufusa; X-YOGHIOKA, Kasusada;
X-SASABE, Hajime.
NARA-Ken: OX-U[illegible]A, Buichi; O-MATSUI, Tentaro; X-YAMABE, Seiichi; X-MATSUI, Teitaro.
WAKAYAMA-Ken: OX-TS[illegible]BOGA, Kenji.
TOTTORI-Ken: O-KURCDA, Fujishige; O-SAKAGUCHI, Hyoe.
SHIMANE-Ken: O-YAMAZAKI, Sanemichi; O-ITOHARA, Taketaro; C-HORI, Gijuro; X-SAKURAI,
Saburoemon; X-YAMADA, Takeo.
OKAYAMA-Ken: ISHIHARA, KIichiro (Major-General); K-AKAGI, Genzo; K-SUCIYAMA, Zennosuke;
MORIYA, Shinichi.
HIROSHIMA-Ken: SHIGEOKA, Shinjiro (Rear-Admiral); OX-SEGAWA, Shiro (Major-General);
X-YOSHIZAWA, Tadao
(Lieutenant-general).
YAMAGUCHI-Ken: OKAZAKI, Junto; OX-ISOBE, Teiji; X-KIMUPA, Masao; HATA, Masayoshi.
TOKUSHIMA-Ken: O-MIKI, Kumazo; O-MIZUTA, Fusajiro; X-MAGAO, Yoshimizu.
KAGAWA-Ken: OX-TEIKA, Noboru (Major-General).
KOCHI-Ken: OX-YAMANAKA, Yoshisada; O-NAKAGOSHI, Yoshiyuki; X-UDA, Koichi.
MIE-Ken: O-NOGUCHI, Junichi (Major-General); X-KAWAMURA, Shobu (Lieutenant-General).
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POLITICAL SERIES: 174 (Continued)
ITEM 1 (Continued)
FUKUOKA-Ken: OX-NAKAMUDA, Shinroku.
SAGA-Ken: C-YOKOO, Keiji (Captain); X-UTSUNOMIYA, Michio (Colonol); K-NOGUCHI, Fukuzo
(Lieutenant-Ceneral); K-MIYAJIMA,
Hakuki; K-KISHTMA-WA, Yoshio; K-IKEDA, Junya.
NAGASAMI-Ken: OX-WATAKUZU, Ryoji.
KUMANOTO-Ken: O-WASHIYAMA, Shinichi; X-ARAKAWA, Shinro; K-INATOMI, Hajime; X-NAKAHARA,
Eii.
CIDA-Ken: OX-KASHIWARA, Koichi.
MIYAZAKI-Ken: OX-SUGIO, Akira; OX-HIDA, Fucho.
KAGOSHIMA-Ken: O-SAKAKI, Shibao; O-SAKAGUCHI, Sosuke; O-KODAMA, Naoyoshi; X-IJICHI,
Shiro; X-SAKAKI, Shibao.
ITEM 2 Signs of Wholesale Resignation Now Evident - Asahi Shimbun - 11 January 1946. Translator: R. Ochiai.
Full Translation:
The current political unrest aroused a strained feeling among officials, whose visit
to the Premier's residence became very
frequent. There was an atmosphere of tenseness about the SHIDEHARA Cabinet, which
has been undecided as to whether it will
resign en bloc or reshuffle in accordance with the latest MacARTHUR directive.
Chief Secretary of the Cabinet TSUGITA, Foreign Minister YOSHIDA, Minister without
Portfolio MATSUHOTO, and Director NARAHASHI
of the Cabinet Board of Legislation made a call on Prime Minister SHIDEHARA at his
residence at SETAGAYA in order to discuss
the matter with him. Before this, Mr. TSUGITA had already interviewed Minister of
Justice IWATA to deliberate how to settle
the Cabinet crisis. That afternoon, after talks among the Cabinet Chief Secretary,
Finance Minister SHIBUSAWA, and Justice
Minister IWATA, the latter proceeded to the Imperial Palace at 1430. Soon after, Minister
of Education MAEDA and Minister for
Home Affairs HORIKIRI visited TSUGITA at 1330 and had a 30-minute talk, while Mr.
MATSUMOTO invited Mr. NARAHASHI to his
private room and discussed the matter for an hour. Justice Minister IWATA, after returning
from the Palace, again called on
the Chief Secretary at the Premier's official residence to talk with him for about
an hour. Through these calls and
discussions, the Cabinet seemed to make its general decision to employ every means
to carry out the reorganization or to
resign as a group.
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