JAPAN
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On November 26th, 1930, Japan experienced another serious earthquake, 252 people being killed, 351 injured and over 8,000 buildings were damaged. Though the shock was felt severely in Tokyo the special precautions taken in the rebuilding of the capital fully justified themselves and practically no damage was sustained in the rural districts. The total damage was estimated over twenty million yen.
FOREIGN TRADE FOR 1933
The foreign trade of Japan proper for the year 1933 amounts to Y3,778,266,000; that is, Y1,861,046,000 exports and Y1,917,220,000 imports, the balance in favour of imports being Yo6,174,000. Compared with 1932 this represents an increase of Y454,054,000 (or 32%) in exports and Y485,759,00 (or 33.9%) imports. The adverse balance also shows an increase of Y34,705,000 (or 161.7%) compared with an adverse balance of Y21,469,000 for the previous year.
The exports which have increased in value are: Cotton Tissues by Y92,502,000, Silk and Rayon Tissues by Y30,100,000, Canned Provisions by Y24,210,000, Wheat Flour by Y14,416,000, Iron Manufactures by Y13,431,000, Iron by Y22,288,000, Machineries and parts thereof by Y14,914,000, Knitted Goods by Y10,457,000, Pottery by Y12,696,000, Toys by Y11,256,000, Raw Silk by Y8,533,000, Woollen Tissues by Y7,896,000 and Refin- ed Sugar by Y7,112,000. The only decrease is in Cotton Yarn which is Y5,834,000 less than 1932.
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The chief changes among the commodities imported were a gain of Y157,446,000 in Raw Cotton, Y76,632,000 in Wool, Y59,015,000 in Iron, Y13,697,000 in Rubber, crude, Y13,079,000, in Pig Iron, Y11,739,000 in Pulp for paper making, Y9,462,000 in Sugar, Y9,299,000 in Coal, Y8,520,000 in Oil-yielding materials, Y8,269,000 in Beans and Peas, and Y6,570,000 in Oil-cake; and decreases of Y5,188,000 in Wheat, Y3,275,000 in Woollen Tissues, Y2,091,000 in Woollen or Worsted Yarns, Y1,863,000 in Printing Paper, Y1,759,000 in Oil, Kerosene or Petroleum, Y1,439,000 in Caustic Soda and Soda Ash, and Y1,007,000 in Artificial Indigo and Coal-tar Dyes.
The trade with China and Manchukuo for the year 1933 totalled Y718,318,000 as against Y500,493,000 for the previous year, showing a favourable balance of Y151,302,- 000 as against a favourable balance of Y87,607,000 in 1932.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Prime Minister --Admiral Keisuke Okada Minister of Foreign Affairs-- Koki Hirota Minister of Home Affairs-Fumio Goto Minister of Finance-Sadanobu Fujii
Minister of War-Senjuro Hayashi
Minister of the Navy-Mineo Osumi
Minister of Justice-Naoshi Ohara
Minister of Education-Genji Matsuda
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry- Tatsunosuke Yamasaki
Minister of Commerce and Industry-Chuji Machida
Minister of Communications-Takejiro Tokonami
Minister of Railways-Nobuya Uchida
Minister of Oversea's Affairs-Admiral Keisuke Okada
Chief Secretary of Cabinet-Retsu Kawada
PRIVY COUNCIL
President-Baron Kitokuro Ikki Vice do. Dr. Hiranuma Kiichiro
EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS
ARGENTINE (LEGATION)-Shinsaka-ma- chi 67,Akasaka-ku, Tokyo; Teleph. (Aoyama) 3290
Secretary
of Legation, Chargé d'Affaires Arturo Alvarez ́Mon- tenegro
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