Show Japanese ITI War ar Birds Wing n Towards China s X F j L Lt k t t F- F w. w o oo i i The Nipponese bombers in the air as shown in the above picture location location location loca loca- tion not given arc are outward bound on a raid over Chinese positions held by troops of Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek according to Japanese militar military mili mili- tar tary authorities Hundreds of ships similar to the one shown in this fleet are reported being flown into new bases by the Japs for possible use in in French Indo-China Indo territory Here it is believed is the section the Ute little brown men will use as a springboard for possible attack on Singapore and andI the Dutch East Indies I Japanese Empire E nl ire Exports Little Little- em e- e Imports m orts Heavily I I The Japanese empire comprises four principal islands the thc combined area of which square miles is less than that of California The northern most Hokkaido is about the same size as Maine The main island Honshu is larger in square miles than Minnesota The southernmost southernmost southernmost south south- most ern-most island of the main group Kyushu is somewhat larger than I the combined areas of Massachusetts Rhode Island and cutt which encloses the Inland sea is not as large as New Jersey Including Taiwan Formosa Chosen Chosen Chosen Cho Cho- sen Korea Leased Territory Territory Territory Ter Ter- Pescadores and the I Mandated islands the Japanese empire occupies an area of square miles slightly smaller than the state of Texas Population of the Japanese empire empire empire em em- pire in 1940 numbered persons of which persons were inhabitants of Japan Proper Largest centers of population are on the main island Honshu The capital capital capital capi capi- tal Tokyo which is also the business business business busi busi- ness and financial center of the country country country coun coun- try is second to New York as the worlds world's largest city with a population population tion in 1940 of persons I Prior to the exodus during the war London's estimated population was in excess of however Second largest city in Japan is the commercial and industrial city of Osaka with a population of persons Nagoya is the third largest largest largest larg larg- est city with a population of 1328 persons Kyoto the capital of Japan prior to 1868 has a population population population tion of and the port cities of Kobe and Yokohama have and persons respectively Japan is mountainous with most of the land suitable only for for for- estry Only about 16 per cent of the total area of Japan Proper is arable More than half of arable lands are are devoted to rice production tion and more than half of the value of farm produce is represented by this cereal Approximately out of farms in Japan engage engage engage en en- gage gagen in n activities It is estimated that some persons persons persons per per- sons derive all or part of their incomes incomes incomes in in- comes from the silk industry Fishing Fishing Fishing Fish Fish- ing in in which Japan occupies first rank among the nations of the world is likewise important as an occupation occupation occupation tion and as a source of food supply Although 50 per cent of the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- I nese people still earn their livelihood from the soil Japan has become a I Abundant Abundant Abundant highly industrialized country dant available water power is utilized utilized utilized uti uti- to operate hydro electric plants The cotton textile silk rayon rayon rayon ray ray- on woolen metal machinery shipbuilding shipbuilding shipbuilding ship ship- building chemical electrical and pottery industries of Japan rank high among those of the great manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing man man- nations of the world Foreign Trade Only in a few products such as silk aquatic goods camphor does Japan occupy a unique position asa as asa asa a world supplier For the most part Japan has risen as an export nation nation nation na na- tion and as an industrial power by bythe bythe bythe the fabrication of goods from foreign foreign foreign for for- eign supplies of raw materials Raw cotton the United States British British British Brit Brit- ish India Egypt and other carried to Japan has been re ex ported as cotton piece goods Wood pulp imports make possible Japans Japan's rayon industry Wool from Australia Austra Austra- lia and rubber from British Malaya and Netherlands East Indies also i are arc essential raw material imports for Japanese industries Since July 1937 no detailed data have been published in Japan on imports imports im imports im- im ports of mineral oils ores and metals metals met met- I als fire arms automobiles explosives explosives explosives I certain chemicals and certain certain tain tarn classes of machinery Since September 1940 the publication of all detailed trade figures in Japan has been discontinued For the first nine months of 1940 principal Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- Japa-j Japa nese imports by value were raw cotton yen oils fats waxes and manufactures thereof principally mineral oils yen beans and peas yen coal yen sheep's wool yen salt yen and pulp for artificial silk 41 41 1 yen I I |