Japan - Economic Situation

Haphazard notes on economic aggression in China with corresponding document numbers. Mentions the Five Year Plan in Manchukuo.

Report prepared for the Foreign Economic Administration by a member of the staff of the United States Tariff Commission. This study focuses on the role of Textile Machinery in Japan's economy. Handwritten note states "Reproduce All. Smith." Gives the history of textile machinery, noting the remarkable change from the 1920s to 1938 when Japan could produce "practically all the textile machinery it required" and was "exporting it to the value of more than 30 million yen annually." In fact, Japan had displaced Great Britain "as the principal supplier of textile machinery in China; Korea and Manchuria also depend on Japanese machinery, and even British India was a purchaser." Describes the effect of the war on the textile machinery industry, noting that much was converted to the war effort. With the rebuilding of this industry post-war, the equipment and personnel will be readily available to again convert over to production for war. [Note: Date field reflects when the original document was written and not the date the IPS reproduced the document for inclusion in evidence]

Report prepared for the Foreign Economic Administration by a member of the staff of the United States Tariff Commission. This study focuses on Tea as a commodity and investigates its position in Japan's economy for trade. [Note: Date field reflects when the original document was written and not the date the IPS reproduced the document for inclusion in evidence]

News excerpts from the Tokyo News (focused on Economic Issues) issued by Tokyo News Service, Ltd. Headlines includes: Cabinet Studies Administrative Adjustments, Finance Ministry Wants to Reduce Expenditures; Reparations Board Planned, to Start Work Next Month; People's Cooperative Party Will Not Split, Communications Minister Asserts; Comment on Current Topics; A New, Handy Chinese, Japanese and English Dictionary Completed by Italian Linguist, Author of Many Lexicons; Perpetual Dynamo to Generate Electricity by Utilizing Ebb and Flow of Tide Invented by Japanese; Train Services Suspended Again, Tohoku Line Paralyzed; Restrictions on Industrial Users of Electricity Tightened by the Commerce and Industry Ministry; Two Youths, War Veterans, Start International Peace Movement; Japan's Political Leaders, Their Character and action Analyzed (Translated from the Book "Seikai New Face"); Summary of News In Japanese Press

Report prepared for the Foreign Economic Administration by a member of the staff of the United States Tariff Commission. This study focuses on Phosphate as a commodity and investigates its position in Japan's economy as a raw material. After summarizing the importance of phosphates, especially in fertilizers, gives estimates for post-war period needs and capabilities (including repercussions for increasing Japan's strength once more). [Note: Date field reflects when the original document was written and not the date the IPS reproduced the document for inclusion in evidence]