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The above mentioned presses are instructed with
the mission of secret service. They obtain information for
the Naval, Military and Foreign Affairs Ministries, for
reference.
Japanese Newspaper Organisations in Hong Kong, those in
charge and their roles.
(1) The Hong Kong Japanese News Press. It is an organ
of the Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry. The principal is
Motoichi IDE, and the Chief Editor is Shinichi NOZU.
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(2) WAH NAM YAT PO. Is in the course of preparation.
The man in charge is Shigenobu SAWA. It belongs to the
Naval clique.
(3) TOKIO ASAHI SHINBUN. The Hong Kong sales depart-
ment is in charge of Makoto AOKI with an office in the
Tokyo Hotel.
(4) H.K. BRANCH OF DOMEI NEWS AGENCY. is in charge of
RINICHIRO SASAKI. Its work is to carry out the Japanese
newspaper policy in North Borneo, Singapore, Annam and
Burma.
(5) TOKIO MAINICHI SHINBUN and NICHI NICHI SHINBUN.
Their Hong Kong offices are also in the Tokyo Hotel. The
man in charge is Atsumu ASHIKAGA (real name), OSAKA (assumed
name). This man is very able. He also assists the Japanese
Military Attache in Hong Kong.
(6) HORIUCHI Book Shop. It is a very small shop at
the junction of Luard Road and Lockhart Road. It is an
important organisation. Japanese newspapers and magazines
are on sale there.
(7) Reporters in names, but concurrently intelligence
members, in fact.
(a) Hirahachi KOJIM,
(b) Eikai SHIRAKAWA,
(c) Tsutomu MORIYAMA.
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