Press translations [Japan]. Social Series 0125, 1945-12-26.
Date26 December, 1945
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SOCIAL SERIES: 125
ITEM 1 Rally in MEGURO to Discuss Food Problem - Yomiuri Hochi - 25 Dec 45. Translator:
J. Kinoshita
Full Translation:
Nwe measures are being planned by people who are barely managing to subsist in the
face of the critical food situation. An
assembly of the inhabitants of NEGURO-Ku, with the slogan of "Solve the Food Problem",
is to be held at 1300 on 25 December
under the auspices of each branch in MEGURO of the Federation of War-Sufferers, the
TOKYO Transportation labor Union, the
Labor Union in the western wards of TOKYO, the Federation of Civil Culture, the New
Japanese Co-operative Unions, the Korean
Federation, and the Society for Cultural Research.
The chief matters to be discussed at the meeting are: citizen's management of distribution
of foodstuffs and perishable foods;
confiscation and distribution of concealed or stocked goods of wartime profiteers;
peerage, military cliques, and financial
cliques under citizen's control; increase of production and supply of farmers' necessities;
import of food secured by
increased production of collateral materials; and establishment of a democratic neighborhood
group system by the election of
group staffs.
ITEM 2 Korean College Students Aroused - Mainichi - Shimbun 25 Dec 45. Translator:
H. Mishihara
Full Translation:
The Korean Students' union held a meeting on 24 December at CHUO University, and,
as a result of their dicision, the CHUO
University Students' Union (KIN KEI SEI) and 100 others visited Education Minister
MAEDA. They presented him with a demand, as follows:
- 1.After the war, Korean Students became destitute because of the discontinuance of communications from their homes, nevertheless, the Korean Learning Encouragement Society (CHOSEN SHOGAKUKAI), which is an aid society for Korean students, has not yet taken measures to aid the students.
- 2.During the war, Korean students who refused to enlist in the Army were dismissed from schools or forced to work in factories. We want to know the reasons.
- 3.The Korean Learning Encouragement Society concerned itself with the control of student thought during the war and notified school authorities about the students' attitude. Promotions were accordingly affected.
SOCIAL SERIES 125 (Continued)
ITEM 2 (Continued)
Education: Minister MAMDA promised a reply to their questions on 27 December, after
consulting with Home Ministry and Welfar
Ministry.
ITEM 3 Increase in Police - Mainichi Shimbun - 25 Dec 45. Translator: H. Mishihara
Full Translation:
On 24 December the TOKYO Police Office decided to reorganize and increase the personal
of the criminal department and police
stations According to the decision, (l) the criminal department will he enlarged and
expanded; (2) the number of detectives
will be increased by 60 per cent; and (3) two officials for investigating crimes will
be appointed in every police
station.
As a result, the present 227 policemen in the TOKYO police Office criminal section
will be augmented by 330 additional
policemen, and the 1354 criminal policemen in all police stations will be augmented
by 609. Two chief officials will be a
pointed in the police stations of YOTSUYA, UENO ASAKUSA, [illegible]ARA, SEITAGAYA, SHIUYA, YODODASEI,
SUGINAMI. ITA[illegible]ASHI, SENJU, NISHIARAI, AUKJIMA, KATSUSHIKA, KOMATSUGAWA and LUSASHINO. In the
juristictional districts of the above-mentioned stations, many criminal of sences
have been committed lately.'
ITEM 4 Electric Research of Dr. Odan - Yomiuri Hochi 25 Dec Translator: Y. Akabane
Summary:
It is still fresh in the memory of the public that Mr. ODAN, Masaharn (age 23), sacrificed
himself in an experimental accident
while he was working as an assistant in a laboratory several months ago. At that time
he was promoted to assistant professor
and doctor of science. However, it was not known in what kind of experiment he had
been engaged.
It has recent! been disclosed that his study was on an improved type of isolator
(ZETSUENTAl), to be used as part of some kind
of electric apparatus which is very useful and prattical.
Doctor MIZUSEIIA, chief professor of the laboratory, entrusted the matter to his
assistant, Mr. ODA, who had been studying
molecular structure .As a result of his research, Mr. ODAN discovered several new
isolators made of chemical compounds of
special molecules, and. on 15 August of last year, on his study was almost completed
he met a sudden death when some chemicals
exploded in the course of an experiment in his laboratory. The cause of the explosion
could not be ascertained. At the
investigation of Prof. MIZUSHIMA, the thesis for the doctorate, which had previously
been presented by Mr. ODAN, was approved
and he was given the doctorate and promoted two grades. This was an unprecedented
measure in Japanese educational
circles.
Prof. MIZUSHIMA made the following statement: "I have not to incur further misunderstanding
about this matter. It is a
nuisance for me to see people make a fuse in this connection. If forced to make public
the truth, some one other must bear the
responsibility."
The contents of the complete researches end an outline of the accident will be disclosed
shortly in a periodical titled
"Science Magazine," by Professor MIZUSHIA, in response to questions concerning this
matter.
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