Press translations [Japan]. Social Series 0098, 1945-12-19.
Date19 December, 1945
translation numbersocial-0392
call numberDS801 .S84
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SOCIAL SERIES: 98
ITEM 1 Crime and Crime Control - Mainichi Shimbun - 16 Dec 45. Translator: Y. Akabane.
Summary:
In defiance to the activities of the Metropolitan Police Office, many criminal cases
within the city are left unsolved, and
the criminals are till at large. With the increase of social uneasiness, positive
co-operation on the part of the citizens is
becoming more and more necessary, particularly now when searching for criminals is
made extremely difficult by the
interruption of telephones and other means of communications.
Citizens are asked to bear in mind the following simple suggestions and practise
them faithfully:
Cooperation in arrest.—-
- 1.First, doors must be fastened securely. During the war, doors were left unfastened due to the necessity of avoiding air raid danger, and this practice has not yet been corrected, especially in shanties and other temporary dwellings. This affords apportunities to burglars and thieves.
- 2.Recently many crimes have been committed by gangs of two or three, so citizens are warned against going out alone.
- 3.Civil guards for crime prevention of the neighborhood group associations must fulfill their duty faithfully, always keeping in close contract with the police. An example of the form of cooperation desired is the establishment of night patrols in all neighborhood groups.
- 4.Street lights must be lit at night as far as possible, and in-door lights must be put out before going to bed.
Cooperation in crime prevention.-
- 1.When a crime has been perpetuated, report the case at once to the nearest police authorities. It does not matter if the police station belongs to a different jurisdictional area.
- 2.When attacked, compose yourself and ascertain carefully the physiognomy, special features, actions, etc. of culprits. There are many examples of successful arrests based on the clues obtained from reports of victims who remembered special provincial accents of robbers who demanded money.
- 3.Spots where crimes were committed must as far as possible be left
- SOCIAL SERIES: 98 (Continued) ITEM 1 (Continued) untouched irrespective of murderers, burglars and thieves. There are many cases in which culprits have been arrested through the help of finger prints, and articles left behind.
- 4.If it is ascertained that a culprit is not armed and there is no danger of being injured, arrest him with the assistance of those who happen to be near. Examples of arrest in such a way are frequent, even now.
Increase of pickpockets—
Pickpockets are increasing now due to the extreme congestion of cars, trams, and
areas of street stalk, and the number of
arrests in accordingly increasing. Arrest of pickpockets by the Metropolitan Police
during a period from January to September
of this year numbered 70, in October, there were 28; up to 15th December, 30 aggregated
in the two months and a half, 70. The
culprits arrested are almost all first offenders. As to their motives, the difficulty
of living due to unemployment was
responsible for 16 out of 30, during December. Four female pickpockets were arrested
during two months of October and
November, three of which were first offenders. About 70 per cent of the victims were
careless people to put money in outside
pockets of pants or jackets while boarding congested Government railway trains, or
in the case of women, in handbags or
inserted in sashes.
ITEM 2 Control of Illicit trade in American Army Goods - Mainishi Shimbun - 16 Dec 45. Translator: H. Nishihara.
Full Translation:
The Japanese people care strictly prohibited from exchanging commodities, as well
as buying and selling, with the officers and
men of the Occupation Troops. But many Japanese have been arrested for breaking with
regulation, and the number of offencers
as a result of the increasing number of demobilized servicemen from overseas and workers
employed by the Occupation
Troops.
It is against the regulation to own or use any AMERICAN commodities, even though
they are obtained through fair channels of
trade. Especially those who wear AMERICAN uniforms will be taken to the Military Police
Headquarters; their clothes will be
confiscated, and they will be handed over to the TOKYO Police Office to be kept in
custody until other clothes are brought by
their families.
The TOKYO Police Office aims to be strict about the regulation and will arrest those
caught in the act. Habitual criminals in
this connection will be sent to the public prosecution's office.
ITEM 3 Danger of Division among Japanese Farmers - Mainichi Shimbun - 16 Dec 45. Translator: C. Gilbert.
The Preparatory Committee for the extension of the Japanese Farmers
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Association (NIHON-NOMIN-KAKUDAI-JUMBI-IINKAI) held a meeting in the Oriental Social
Hall and passed a resolution demanding
the withdrawal of the Land Reform Bill as accepted by the Diet. They handed their
resolution to the Headquarters of the
Social-Democratic Party, originators of the Japanese Farmers Union, voiding their
strong opposition to the Bill, but it was
subsequently discovered that the Social-Democratic Headquarters simply ignored this
resolution as it found it inconsistent
with its Diet policy.
As a result of their action, a frontal clash occurred between the Prepatory Committee
for the extension of the Japanese
Farmers Association, whose members come from the provinces, and the originators of
the Association in the Social-Democratic
Party Headquarters. The Preparatory Committee, thereupon, took action by publishing
their attitude and submitting a report on
the rural conditions to General Headquarters on the 15th, threatening thereby a division
of the Japanese Farmers Association
at the very outset of its projected formation this year.
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