JAPAN
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The following table shows the total values of goods exported and imported in 1918:-
EXPORTS
Yen
Tissues, Yarns and Materials thereof:-
IMPORTS
Yen
Tissues, Yarns and Materials thereof :-
Of Silk
Of Cotton
...
*All Other
Machinery
Ores and Metals ...
..539,568,608
Of Cotton
.415,673,672
Of Wool....
41,625,842
Of Flax, Hemp, etc.
.110,688,680
..109,458,665
Of Silk
Grains, Flours, Starches and Sds.106,865,186 Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines.
Pigments and Coating 86,922,977
Clothing and Accessories. Metal Manufactures
.......
83,001,418 ... 48,562,583
Oils, Fats, Waxes and M'factures
thereof
45,803,576 Minerals and M'factures. thereof 41,355,681 Paper and M'factures. thereof... 37,436,977 Earthenware, Porcelain, Glass
and Glass Manufactures ... 36,037,329 Beverages and Comestibles...... 34,841,882 Sugar, Confect's. and Sw'tmeats. 25,273,459 Tea
Marine Products.
Skins, Hairs, Horns, Tusks and
23,056,397
17,099,349
Manufactures thereof......... 8,224,760
Tobacco
Miscellaneous
.....
815,259
.....149,788,368
Total........ .1,962,100,668
All Other
Ores and Metals:-
Iron
...522,990,828
73,169,599
25,260,233
...
11,108,338
9,569,339
311,391,445
Metal Manufactures..
33,351,118 All Other Metals
48,106,678 Grains, Flours, Starches and Sds.141,314,804 Machines and Machinery....... 78,570,033 Drugs, Chemicals and Med. 77,963,429 Oils and Waxes
33,312,960 Minerals and M'factures. thereof 30,866,877 Animal Prod. (skins, bones, &c) 28,583,708 Sugar, Confect's. and Sw'tmeats. 33,693,845 Dyes, Pigments and Paints...... 22,002,199 Paper and Stationery Beverages, Comestibles and
Tobacco...
17,765,463
15,681,940
...
2,758,891 1,346,201 .150,335,905
Earthenware, Porcelain, Glass and Glass Manufactures Clothing and Accessories Miscellaneous
Total.........1,668,143,833
The total Shipping from and to foreign countries for the year 1918 is given as 17,843,672 tons and is divided among the different nationalities as under :-
Japanese
British
Russian
American
Chinese
Norwegian
Danish
French
Swedish..
Others
Strs. Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total
Tonnage
8,570 14,361,034
480 66,299
9,050
14,427,333
306 1,347,671
306
1,347,671
424
520,873
9
1,481
433
522,354
136
383,171
5 4,044
141
387,215
123
153,261
123
153,261
37
114,203
37
114,203
25
71,902
25
71,902
21
59,226
21
59,226
12
35,342
12
35,342
227
725,165
227
725,165
9,881 17,771,848
494 71,824
10,375 17,843,672
is
Totals .....
The Customs Revenue for the years 1919-20 was estimated at Y59,393,747.
The
Extension of the Japanese railway systems has proceeded uninterruptedly since the first line was laid in 1872. The mileage open to traffic in Japan proper (ex- cluding Chosen, Formosa and Saghalien), according to the latest returns,
5,999 miles of State railway, and 1,834 miles of private railway. Government in 1906 decided on the State ownership of all railways which are used for general traffic, the object being to improve the facilities for direct traffic over long distances, to accelerate transportation, and to cheapen the cost. The Government proposed to purchase the lines belonging to thirty-two private companies within a period extending from 1906 to 1911, but the House of Peers, when the Bills came before them, reduced the number of companies to be bought out to seventeen, and extended the period of purchase to 1915. The aggregate length of the lines it was decided to purchase was 2,812 miles. It was soon found advisable for various reasons to carry