Press - Post-War

News excerpts from the Tokyo News (focused on Economic Issues) issued by Tokyo News Service, Ltd. Headlines include: Four New Policies Decided for Re-Shaping of Government's Economic Plans; Liberals Would Introduce Non-Confidence Motions Against Nishio and Matsuoka; Fist-Fights Take Place in Lower House Over Quorum Issue Last Night; Democratic Members of Mining & Industrial Committee Oppose Coal Mines Bill 6-3; Bill Planed to Prohibit Former Zaibatsu Man from Becoming Company Officers; Second Supplementary Budget of ¥10 Billion Planned by Cabinet; Labor Standards Law Fails to Interest Both Labor and Capital, Their Indifference Traced to Fire Major Causes; Pork on the Free Market, As Result of New Ration System; Used Schoolbook Scandal, Managing-Director Matsuoka Nabbed; Hanni Ito in the Limelight Again, Heads the "Revolutionary Committee"; Summary of News in Japanese Press (items not included in translations)

News excerpts from the Tokyo News (focused on Economic Issues) issued by Tokyo News Service, Ltd. Headlines includes: Serious Cleavage Between Nishio and Hirano Becomes Important Cabinet Issue, Speaker Matsuoka Mediates; 'Blackmarket Train' Stormed by Police at Tokyo Station, 600 Caught; Food [unclear word] of Essential Goods for July Shows Little Improvement; Few Transactions Noted in Tokyo for Export Trade; Priority Production of Coal & Steel for Third Quarterly Period Planned; Effects of Soaring Prices as Seen in Pawn Shops and Goods Barter Shops; Summary of News in Japanese Press

News excerpts from the Economic News issued by Tokyo News Service, Ltd. Headlines include: Socialist Party Decides to Abandon 4-Party Policy Agreement of Last Spring; Speaker Matsuoka to Make Interim Report on Study of Hoarded Goods; Power Situation Will Not Worsen, Comm. & Industry Minister Declares; State Minister Takeda Suggested for Head of New Constitution Board; High Procurator's Office to Make Thorough Search for Hoarded Goods, Estimated at ¥1.2 Billion; Stock Exchange May be Re-opened Next March or April, Kurusu Says; Man With Dozen Previous Convictions Elected on Public Safety Committee; Rally for Maintenance of Minimum Standard of Living Adopts Resolution, Protesting to the Government; Communication Workers Union Opens New Negotiation with Government Through Chairman Tsuchihashi; No More cut in Train Service; Public Officials Doing Side Jobs to Cover 'Red Ink' Household Budgets; Summary of News in Japanese Press

In letter to the New York Times, outlines the prosecutions decisions and thought process regarding how to mount the case against Japanese war criminals.