Press translations [Japan]. Social Series 0207, 1946-01-29.
Date29 January, 1946
translation numbersocial-1012
call numberDS801 .S84
Persistent Identifier
SOCIAL SERIES: 207
ITEM 1 Small Pok[illegible]in Tokushima-Ken - Provincial Newspaper-Tokushima Shimbun (Tokushima) - 23 Jan 46. Translator: J. Kinoshita.
Full Translation:
In TOKUSHIMA-Ken three small pox cases, one in HAGA-Gun and two in ITAMO-Gun, have
appeared since the beginning of this year.
An epidemic prevention scheme was put into operation on 21 January by the prefectural
prevention officers.
Two other cases of small pox were reported on the 22nd. They were OKAHOTO Masanao
(age 7) and NAGAHAMA Kenji (age 6), both in
OHYAMA-Mura, ITANO-Gun. They were infected by the family of the headman of the sane
village, who had returned from KOBE with
his family at the end of last year and whose daughter of three years old died on 5
January of an eruptive disease.
The prefectural authorities warned the people about the signs of its prevalence and
announced that vaccine was being prepared
for immediate vaccinations. They also requested the speedy report of any case and
careful supervision of sick persons who had
returned from the KOBE area.
ITEM 2 Chugoku and Shikoku Labor Unions Meet - Provincial Newspaper-Chugoku Shimbun (Hiroshima) - 23 Jan 46. Translator: S. Sakata.
Extracts Translation:
In order to cope with the general de and for a popular front in the democratic revolution,
The CHUGOKU and SHIKOKU Labor
Unions League hole, its inauguration ceremony at 1300 on 20 Jan at the MIHARA Theater
in MIHARA City to make up a worker's
front consisting of laborers, farmers and seamen in the CKUGOKU and SHIKOKU districts.
Delegates from the several labor unions
(including ones now being formed) attended.
Delegates attending represented the MIHARA Wheel Works of the MITSUBISHI Heavy Industry
Co.; the MIHARA Factories of the
TEIKOKU Rayon Co, and Oriental Fibre Co.; the ITOZKI Factory of the ASANO Cement Co.;
the Post Offices of KURE and ONOMICHI;
the Railway and Communication Co.; the BINGO Transporting Co.; the HITACHI Ship-Building
Co.; the URABE Ship-Building Co.; the
Oriental Industry Co.; the All Japan Seamen's Union; the MIHARA Farmer's League; the
KUI Village Farmer's Commission; the HATA
AMA City Seaside Association etc.
After the opening speeches by the representative of the MIHARA Wheel Work Labor Union
of the MITSUBIS I Heavy Industrial Co.
and other delegates, the meeting decided on the League's declaration, principles,
rules, officials and so forth under the
chairmanship of ISEMOTO, Hana[illegible]chi, Chief of HINARA Wheel Work Labor Union.
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ITEM 2 (Continued)
AIMS
- 1.Stabilizing and elevating our economic life through democratic combination and mutual discipline among members
- 2.To be instrumental in constructing a new Japanese culture for the peoples of the world through our efforts.
SLOGANS
Stabilization and elevation of laborer's lives, increase of salaries, immediate enactment
of the labor system, laborer's
participation in management, protection and elevation of the women's position, food
administration, safeguarding of farmer's
life, and thorough-going pursuit of war criminals.
ITEM 3 Athletic Training School to Make a Town - Asahi Shimbun - 28 Jan 46. Translator: H. Nishihara.
Full Translation:
Under the combined auspices of the ASAHI Press Company and the "Association for Encouraging
Japanese Students' Athletics",
(DAINIPPON GAIKUTO TAIIKU SHINKOKAI), backed by the Education Ministry and with the
co-operation of the "Japanese Sports
League" (NIPPON RIKUJYO KYOGI REMMEI), the Japanese Football Association (DAINIPPON
SHUKYU KYOKAI), the Japanese Rugby
Association (NIPPON RAGUBII SHUKYUKYOKAY), and the Japanese Basketball Association
(NIPPON BASUKETTO BORU KYOKAI), a
"Travelling School of Sports" (SUPOTSU JUNKAI GAKKO) will be opened for a month begining
late in February in nine areas. This
school aims to give athletic training to teachers and students of universities and
high schools.
Students will be given training in track and field sports, football, rugby, baseball,
basketball and volleyball. Training in
other sports and games for girls will be given in future. The coaches will be famous
and proven athletes. Training will be
given in 41 places in the TOHOKU, KOSHINETSU, HOKURIKU, TOKAI, KANSAI, CHOGOKU, SHIKOKU
and KYUSHU areas. The names of the
coaches, dates, and places will be published as soon as they are determined.
ITEM 4 Edible Herbs - Tokyo Shimbun - 28 Jan 46. Translator: T. Ogawa.
Summary:
We can still fund plenty of edible wild weeds by the wayside or in the fields which
are not affected b[illegible]frost even at present. These wild weeds are represented by such species as NOGESHI
(a kind of the
aster family), HIME-MUKASHIYOMOGI (a kind of sage-brush), ONI-TABIRAKO, HIME-SHION
(a dwarfed king of Aster Calaricus'),
TSUBABUKI, OBAKO (plantain), HAHAKO-GUSA. (cotton weed), and HAKOBE (chickweed), etc.
One can collect a basketful of these
weeds in a short time.
Among the rest, NOGESHI tastes especially good. This weed bears flowers resembling
those of a dandelion and grows everywhere.
So we recommend you to take this weed home. It tastes far better than staple vegetables
when boiled and eaten or fried in
soy.
As for sage-brush, nothing need be said because this weed has been widely known among
our people and used in the rice-cakes
for the doll's festival in the Spring. The minced leaves of this weed mixed with the
10 to 20 per cent of pulverized sweet
patatoes and wheat
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flour can be used to make steamed cookies. Such cookies keep the indescribable flavor
of the weed. It is highly recommended
that you bake such cookies in a frying-pan in a crust consisting of a few small cubes
of steamed sweet potatoes. Four pieces
of such cookies of small shape offer yon ample calories as a substitute for staple
food. Besides this we have tried the
following cookies by mixing various pulverized foods.
- 1.Mix 10 to 20 per cent of pulverized Indian corn with wheat flour. Then use steamed sweet potato or any other available material for an outside crust. Bake the cookies in a frying-pan. These cookies are extremely good as a regular meal or for eating between meals.
- 2.Mix 10 to 20 per cent of pulverized acorns or dried sage-brush leaves with wheat flour. Then steam the mixture. This cookie has a brownish color and tastes slightly bitter. When serving those cookies a careful selection of side dishes is necessary.
- 3.Cookies made of a mixture of the pulverized tuberous root of devil's tongue, sweet potatoes and dried leaves with wheat flour.
- 4.Cookies made of mixed pulverized Indian corn, water-oats, sweet potatoes with wheat flour. These cookies have a light color, The two last mentioned are suitable as substitutes for staple foods. If you bake these cookies in a frying-pan with a small quantity of oil, the taste will be improved.
ITEM 5 Trade Union in the Kanto Area - Asahi Shimbun - 28 Jan 46. Translator: H. Nishihara.
Full Translation:
In many districts in the country, general trade unions are being organized. Especially
in the KANTO Area, the necessity for
concentrating all labors' powers has been emphasized by their experience in their
struggles during these past months. A
general trade union, whose membership consists of all laborers in the KANTO Area,
is being organized. To achieve this, at 1000
on 27 January, a "Conference of representatives of all factory workers in the KANTO
Area" was held, attended by 1,500 workers
representing 139 unions of 320,000 laborers in the KANTO Area. Every representative
emphasized that all laboring classes were
responsible for the re-construction of JAPAN, and desired a general trade union be
formed at once. As a result, it was decided
that the conference will be called in future the "Conference of Trade Unions in the
KANTO Area" (KANTO CHIHO RODOKUMIAI
KYOGIKAI) Thus, the laborers took the first step in this epoch-making movement in
the labor problem.
The Conference of Trade Unions in the KANTO Area is aiming to form a nation-wide
trade union, and is attracting public
attention.
ITEM 6 All Japan Teachers Union Demands Better Conditions - Yomiuri Hochi 28 Jan 46 Translator: N. Ohno.
Full Translation:
The All JAPAN Teacher's Union (ZENTOKU KYOI[illegible]N KUMIAI) has raised opposition to the dismissal of
1,300 teachers announced by the TOKYO Metropolitan Office, in view of the fact that
much more work would fall on the remaining
teachers who are now suffering from fatigue and malnutrition.
A resolution consistive of four items was signed, including: (1)
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ITEM 6 (Continued)
absolute opposition to the dismissal; (2) cost of living allowances corresponding
to 500 percent of their basic salary, and
family allowances corresponding to 50 yen per head of the family to be charged to
the national treasury; (3) meals served at
school immediately (k) clarification of war responsibility in the educational world.
This resolution was submitted to both the
Education Ministry and the TOKYO Metropolitan Office on 24 January.
The Educational Authorities, however, rejected this demand flatly on 25 January.
Encouraged by such various unions as the TOKYO Communication Workers' Union (TOKYO
KOTSU RODO KUMJAI), the Employee's Union of
the TOKYO Metropolitan Office (TOKYOTO JYUGYOIN KUHIAI), and the Official's Union
of the TOKYO Metropolitan Office (TOKYOTO
SHOKUIN KUMIAI), the All JAPAN Teacher's Union is to hold a mass meeting of teachers
at HIBIYA Park at 1300 on 28 January. The
Union is to present to both the Education ministry and the TOKYO Metropolitan Office
a second resolution demanding the
management of the schools by laborers and farmers, the management of education in
the TOKYO area by the people themselves, and
prompt realization of supplying meals at school through food management by the people
themselves. After the meeting, about
5,000 members of the Wnion are to visit the Education Ministry and the TOKYO Metropolitan
Office.
ITEM 7 Crime - Asahi Shimbun - 28 Jan 46. Translator: H. Nishihata.
Summary:
On 27 January, throe burglars broke into the house of NISHIYAMA, Rihei, carpenter,
of 516, 1-chome, IKEBUKURO, TOSHIMA-Ken,
bound his family, threatened them with pistols, and robbed thorn of 200 yen and some
clothes. Afterwards, they boiled rice for
a meal and escaped on two bicycles belonging to the family.
On 26 January a burglar broke into the house of MITANI, Chiyo of 397, NARISMIIRO-Cho,
SETAGAYA-Ku, bound and robbed her of 300
yen, threatening her with something that looked like scissors.
On 25 January, SAKAI, Kikue, aged 44, of 204, OKU-Machi, ARAKAWA-Ku was robbed of
200 yen and 20 eggs at 843, 1-chome,
HORIFUME-Cho, SETAGAYA- Ku by a man in a black overcoat who followed her from OJI
station.
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ERRATA:
No. 975, SOCIAL SERIES: 200, 26 Jan 46 should read No. 957, SOCIAL SERIES: 200, 26
Jan 46.
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