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JAPAN TOKYO
Ambassador-K. Yurenev Comm'l Counsellor V. Kotchetoff Military Attaché-Ivan Rink Naval Attaché-A. Kovaleff Consul General and ist Secretary
-V. Jelezniakoff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EMBASSY) -1, Enokizaka-machi, Akasaka-ku; Telephs. 421-4, 525 and 1409
Ambassador Extraordinary and Clark
Plenipotentiary-Joseph
Grew
Counsellor-Edwin L. Neville First Secretary-Erle R. Dickover Third Secretaries-Wm. T. Turner, Morris N. Hughes and George D. Andrews
Naval Attaché-Capt.
Rogers
Fred F.
Military Attaché-Major William
C. Crane
Commercial
Williams
Attaché Frank S.
Assistant Naval Attaché-H. H.
Smith-Hutton
Assist. Military Attaché-Capt.
Truman M. Martin Language Attachés-Capt. M. W. Pettingrew, U.S.A., Lt. J. R. Sherr. U.S.A., Lt. R. G. Duff, U.S.A., Lt. H. Doud, v.s.A., Lt. R. B. Pape, U.S.A., Lt. F. P. Munson, U.S.A., Lt. (jg) D. J. McCallum, U.S.N., Lt. (jg) A. D. Kramer, U.S.N., Lt. (ig) S. A. Carlson, Lt. (jg) H. de B. Clairborne, t.s.N., Lt. (jg) R. Fullinwider, U.S.N., Lt. (ig) M. M. Riker, U.S.N., & 1st. Lt. K. H. Cornell, U.S.M.C.
Honorary Attaché J. G. Parsons
TOKYO
The capital of Japan is situated on Tokyo Bay, on the East coast of Japan. The river Sumida runs through the city, the larger part lying to the west of this waterway, while on the east lie the two wards named Honjo and Fukagawa
Tokyo as viewed from the bay is a pleasant-looking city, being well situat- ed undulating ground, and possessing abundant foliage. The city covers 30 square miles and is divided into 15 ward divisions, and its suburbs into six divisions.
In 1603, when Iyeyasu becane Shogun, he made Yedo, as it was then called his capital, and from that time, in spite of the earthquakes which several times nearly destroyed it and the fires which ravaged it, the city con- tinued to grow until it exceeded Kyoto, the ancient capital, in populations and in splendour. The transfer of the Imperial Capital from Kyoto to Tokyo, as it was then re-named, in 1868, brought increased prosperity to the city, and from a population of a little more than 580,000 in 1878, it increased to 1,230,000 in 1898, and to 2,170,000 in 1920 when the first national census was taken. According to an estimate made by city officials during 1933 the popu lation was 5,486,200.
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Tokyo is one of the three cities in Japan which stands in a prefecture by itself, with a Governor appointed by the Central Government. The city itself is governed by a Mayor and a Municipality, which now has control over most of the public utilities, including the water and electric supplies, and the tramways. Of recent years the feudal aspect of Tokyo has almost entirely disappeared, the streets having been widened so as to permit of modern traffic conditions. Many fine buildings have also been erected, such as the Imperial! Theatre, one of the finest in the Far East, the Imperial Hotel and large blocks of business houses. (Tokyo Central Station situated in the heart of the business quarters, is now connected with all the main lines in Japan, thus adding to the convenience of passengers.