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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 1935

The foreign trade of Japan proper for the year 1935 amounts to Y4,971,309,000; that is, Y2,499,073,000 inexports and Y2,472,236,000 in imports, the balance in favour of exports being Y26,837,000. Compared with 1934 this represents an increase of Y327,149,000 in exports and Y189,706,000 in imports. The balance in 1934 was unfavourable to Japan by an import excess of Y110,606,000.

The exports which have increased in value are: Raw silk by Y100,238,000, Vegetable Fatty Oils by Y20,760,000, Rayon Tissues by Y14,776,000, Iron by Y12,806,000, Cotton Yarns by Y12,387,000, Comestibles (in tin and bottle) by Y6,825,000, Machinery by Y6,079,000, Wheat Flour by Y5,248,000, Aquatic Products by Y4,262,000, Refined Sugar by Y4,046,000, Copper by Y10,273,000, Glass and Glass Manufactures by Y3,883,000, Cotton Tissues by Y3,716,000, Toys by Y3,477,000, Hosiery by Y2,649,000, Woollen Tissues by Y2,552,000 and Paper by Y2,435,000. The only decreases were in Rice and Paddy by Y3,194,000, Beans and Peas by Y2,329,000, Hats and Caps by Y 1,576,- 000 and Dried Plants for Insectifuge by Y1,047,000.

The chief changes among the commodities imported were gains of Y35,596,000 in Iron, Y24,343,000 in Crude Oil and Heavy Oils, Y19,681,000 in Beans and Peas Y17,831,000 in Oil Yielding Materials, Y16,736,000 in Ores, Y1,778,000 in Coal, Y10,845,000 in Pulp for Paper-making, Y10,273,000 in Copper, Y9,592,000 in Wood, Y7,262,000 in Sulphate of Ammonia (crude), Y6,986,000 in Machinery, Y6,892,000 in Aluminum, Y5,169,000 in Hides and Skins, Y5,306,000 in Wool, Y3,383,000 in Phosphorite, Y3,022,000 in Crude Sugar, Y2,450,000 in Wheat, Y2,688,000 in Rice and Paddy, and Y2,389,000 in Lead; and decreases of Y17,163,000 in Raw Cotton, Y5,702,000 in Crude Rubber, Y3,374,000 in Oil-cake and Y1,397,000 in Wheat Bran.

The trade with China and Manchukuo for the year 1935 totalled Y925,389,000 as against Y831,144,000 for the year 1934, showing a favourable balance of Y224,764,000 as against a favourable balance of Y209,108,000 in 1934.

DIRECTORY

IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT

CABINET (Naikaku)

Prime Minister- Konoye Fumimaro

Minister of Foreign Affairs-- Hirota Koki Minister of Home Affairs-Baba Eiichi

Minister of Finance-Kaya Okinori

Minister of War - Sugiyama Gen

Minister of the Navy-Yonai Mitsumasa

Minister of Justice-Shiono Suehiko

Minister of Education-Yasui Eiji

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry-Arima Yoriyasu Minister of Commerce and Industry-Yoshino Shinji

Minister of Communications-Nagai Ryutaro

Minister of Railways-Nakajima Chikuhei

Minister of Overseas Affairs-Otani Sonyu Chief Secretary of Cabinet-Kazami Akira

PRIVY COUNCIL (Sumitsu-in)

President-Baron Hiranuma Kichiro Vice do. Arai Kentaro

H. I. H. Prince Yasuhito (Chichibu-no Miya) H. I. H. Prince Nobuhito (Takamatsu-no-Miya) H. I. H. Prince Takahito (Mikasa-no-Miya) H. I. H. Prince Kotohito (Kan-in-no-Miya)