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TOKYO

covered with snow the greater part of the year. The population of Tokyo, according to the police census of 1912, was a little under two millions.

The native Press is represented by some twenty daily papers, and many monthly and fortnightly publications. There is a daily paper run by Japanese in the English language called the Japan Times, which is representative of Japanese interests, and the Japan Advertiser and Japan Mail which had been published for many years in Yoko- hama are now published in the capital. The Far East, a weekly illustrated newspaper, British owned, is also published in Tokyo. There are 1,225 schools of different classes, including several universities, as distinct from the Imperial, or official. Two large and handsome hotels designed for foreigners, the Imperial hotel and Seiyoken, cater to tourist needs. Both are under Japanese management. A third foreign Hotel, the Central, is under foreign management.

DIRECTORY

IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT

Minister President of State-Admiral Count Yamamoto

Minister of the Navy-Vice Admiral Yashi: o

Minister for Home Affairs-Count Okuma Shigenobu

Minister for Foreign Affairs - Baron Kato

Minister of Agriculture and Commerce-Viscount Ura Kanetaki Minister for Finance-Wakasuki Reijiro

Minister of Education-Okuda Yoshihito

Minister of Justice-Ozaki Yukao

Minister of Communications - Taketomi Tokitoshi

Minister of the Army-Lieut. General Oku

PRIVY COUNCIL

Prince Yamagata Aritomo, president Arimatsu Eigi, chief secretary

IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD DEPARTM’T.

Imperial Palace, Tokyo

Baron Yoshinao Hatano, minister Kingoro Kawamura, vice-minister

Secretariat

H. Kondo, private secretary

K. Uyeno,

do.

MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

1, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo

Baron Kato, minister

Baron Kikujiro Ishii, vice minister Yosaku Yoshida, private sec. to minister

Kiroku Kwa (Section of the Archives) Asanoshiu Segawa (Chief of Section of

the Archives)

Baron Otori (Chief of Section of Protocol

and Personnel)

Kwaikei Kwa (Section of Accounts, Seizaburo Shimizu, chief secretary

Honyaku Kwa (Section of Translations) Shinsaku Kodera, chief secretary

Hokoku Kwa (Section of the Press) Tokutaro Sakai, chief secretary

BUREAU OF COMMERCE

Jugiro Sakata, director

HOME DEPARTMENT

2, Ote-machi, Itchome

Count Okuma Shigenobu, minister Shimooka, Chuji, vice-minister

MINISTER'S SECRETARIAT

Hotta Mitsugi, chief of accounts office and

chief of document office

COUNCILLORS

Seki Kazutomo Ushio Keinosuke Yamada Jyunjiro

BUREAU OF SHRINES AND Temples Inoue Tomoichi, director

DIRECTION OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Watanabe Katsusaburo, director

Akaike Atsushi, secretary

Tago Kazutami,

do.