Show JAPAN MAY BAR WOMEN wordEN IN MINES TOKYO TOKyo TOKyo-By By t I. I r The Associated Press Regulations Regulations barring women from the mine pits and front from per per- performing performing forming general work at night in all aU mining regions of Japan are un un- under under un- un under der consideration by the social affairs bureau of 01 the home office The bureaus bureau's figures show that women are under under- underground ground This number is approximately approximately approximately one-fourth one of 01 the total num num- number number ber of coal miners There arc are women working in the pits of 01 whom about 70 per cent are in the mines of 01 Kyushu There are also als 1370 boys oos under 12 years ears of 01 age cm em- employed in these mines |