Press translations [Japan]. Social Series 0064, 1945-12-05.
Date5 December, 1945
translation numbersocial-0234
call numberDS801 .S84
Persistent Identifier
SOCIAL SERIES: 64
ITEM 1 Crimes - Asahi Shimbun - 4 December 1945. Translator: H. Nishihara.
Full Translation:
TANAKA, Kantaro, 28, of 674 SHI[illegible]OAKAZUKA, ITABASHI-Ku, was robbed of 1600 yen, a camera, and an
overcoat at 1730 hours of 2 December. Four robbers assailed him near 43 MITANI-Kachi,
[illegible]EGURO-Ku.
At 2040 hours of the same day, [illegible]AGATO. Yatsuo, 23, CHIBA Medical College student residing at
ASAHI-Machi, CHIBA-Shi was threatened by a young man with a knife near the former
Army Material Department office at
TAKIHO-Mura. The assailant took 50 yen and a raincoat from him.
At 1000 hours of the same day at a place near HAMAMATSU-Cho station, UMEHAR, Sumi,
29 of KAIGAN-Dori SHIHAGAWA-Ku sustained
injuries from which it will take two weeks to recover. He was dealt these by a man
aged about 30. In addition he was robed of
two hundred and fifty yen.
The body of a strangled woman was found in an alley behind SHOIN Shrine, 360 WAKABAYASHI-Cho
SETAGAYA-Ku. A suitcase and
handbags probably belonging to the woman were found near the body together with a
notebook in which was written "FUJIMOTO,
Toshiko, Factory number 500 (500 kojo) YAMANI, GHOFU-Machi" The body was found not
far from the site of the two murders
committed on the previous night.
At 1430 hours of 2 December, the body of a baby was found in a puddle near 400-1
MOTOGI-Cho, KATSU-SHIKAKU. It is believed the
infant was strangled immediately after birth and thrown into the puddle.
ITEM 2 MAINICHI Lecture meeting of Political Parties - Mainichi Shimbun - 4 December 1945. Translator: M. Chno.
Full Translation:
All political parties are in readiness for the spectacular election campaign anticipated
after dissolution of the current Diet
Session. Which party should the electorate select to rebuild JAPAN?
The MAINICHI SHIMBUN will sponsor an opening meeting at which representatives of
all political parties will present their
platforms directly to the people. The speeches will be broadcast on a nation-wide
hook-up. Everybody is invited to
attend.
The meeting will be held at 1300 hours on 1 December at HIBIYA Public Hall. The speakers
will be KITA, Reikichi of the Liberal
Party, SHIGA, Yoshio of the Communist Party, [illegible]IZUTANI, Chosaburo of the Socialist Party, and
NAKAJIMA, Yadanji of the Progressive Party.
SOCIAL SERIES: 64 (Continued)
ITEM 3 Tabloid Newspaper "MINPO" edited for first time - Asahi Shimbun - 4 December 1945. Translator: C. Gilbert.
Full Translation:
The first tabloid to appear in JAPAN, a four page newspaper titled "MI[illegible]PO", will be on the TOKYO
new stands on 1 December. The backers of the newspaper, MATSUMOTO, Juji, NAGASHIMA,
Matao, KURIBAYSHI, Shikao, and
SARUYA[illegible]A, Gisaburo, are all newspapermen.
The newspaper will serve as a medium of free expression for the people toward the
realization of a democratic JAPAN.
ITEM 4 The Reconstruction of Tokyo - Nippon Sangyo Keizai - 4 December 1945. Translator: C. Gilbert.
Summary:
TOKYO's main thoroughfares are to be 50 - 100 meters wide and ordinary roads will
be 30 meters. There will be an east-west and
north-south axis with the Imperial Palace as the center, and a new road will be built
along the coast. Besides the business
center, GINZA will become an international shopping center, SHINJUKU a native shopping
center, and ASAKUSA an amusement
center.
The MEIJI JI[illegible]GU outer grounds and the KORAKUEN will remain as sport centers. There will be,
moreover, special medical centers, and TOKYO's food factories will remain in the present
factory sites. Population growth in
TOKYO will be restricted.
YOKOHAMA will be rebuilt as a commercial center. Business and industrial reconstruction
will be given top priority, followed
by preferential consideration for the reconstruction of wharves. When these projects
are underway, cultural and welfare
reconstruction will be emphasized.
ITEM 5 New Theater Club - Tokyo Shimbun - 4 December 1945. Translator: M. Ohno.
Full Translation:
Concomitant with the liberal awakening, a new theatre movement has made its appearance.
The New Theater Club (SHINGEKI JIN
KURABU), composed of students of the new schools of drama who had been scattered about
in traveling theatrical groups or in
the moving picture industry, has already been formed. Its first meeting will be held
at 1300 hours of 4 December at the Life
Insurance Association hall, YURKU-Cho, KOJIMACHI-Ku.
The Club was organized by 12 persons among whom are AOYAMA, Sugisaku, KITAKURA, Kihachi,
KUBO, Sakae, SUGIMURA, Haruko,
SUSKIDA, Kenji, and TAKIZAWA, Osamu.
All producers, actors, artists, playwrights, and critics specializing in the new
drama will be invited to the inaugural
meeting, where an informal discussien will be held on problems of the new theater.
The movement will be extended to encompass
the entire nation.
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