Department of the Army PamphletThe Department, 1945 - Military art and science |
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Administration Agency average Bank basin Branch Court calcium carbide Calcium cyanamide capacities in kw chief Date of Construction district east Eff head equipment factories fecture feet forest Forestry Fukui Fukui-ken Fukui-shi Fukushima Fukushima-ken Fukushima-shi Gifu-ken Ginko Govt harbor Hida Mountains Higashitonami-gun highway Hokuriku Main Line HYDRO PLANT Capacity Imizu-gun industrial Ishikawa Ishikawa-ken Kaminiikawa-gun Kanazawa Kanazawa-shi Kogyo KK Komatsu-shi Koriyama-shi land located machi machinery Main Office manufacturing Mileage miles mura Nagara Mountains Nakaniikawa-gun Nanao Nanao-shi Nei-gun Nippon Nomi-gun Obama Line operation Mar Particular capacities percent PLANT Capacity Commonly population Pref prefecture production Public railroad rayon rice river roads Rotary Int'l schools Sea of Japan Section shaku Shimoniikawa-gun Short span Creek Short Span Short short tons silk Span Short Span steel Supply Area Table Takaoka-shi Takefu textile Tokyo Total towns and townships Toyama Toyama-ken Toyama-shi Tsuruga Tsuruga-shi yards
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Page 63 - Fukui-ken had a circulation of 80,739 with a ratio of population to distribution of 7.9 to one. In keeping with generally prevailing conditions, in that the northern half of Japan is being served by Tokyo newspapers and the southern half by Osaka newspapers, it is very likely that Osaka papers have a large circulation in Fukui-ken. The leading Osaka papers are the Osaka Asahi ohimbun and the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.
Page 109 - Without power to do more than •suggest" legislation and with Its actions subject to an executive veto which Is almost absolute, prefectural assemblies are, In reality, merely forums for the limited expression of public opinion by representatives elected by male suffrage. While in May...
Page 30 - Problems. Fire presents a minor problem during the dry spring months which occur infrequently. High precipitation, together with an intensive system of fire protection, have combined to limit effectively losses from forest fires. In pure coniferous stands the hazards are greater but damage usually limited because of the broken character of these plantations and the more intensive protection which is given them.
Page 33 - Japan because full use must be made of resources to support the population and because adequate protective cover must be maintained on the watersheds to prevent floods, erosion and siltation. In the broadleaf and mixed stands the selection system is generally followed, whereas in pure coniferous forest the shelterwood method is used. Replanting of cutover areas is extensively carried on, as is afforestation of open wild lands. Small tracts of broadleaf trees managed for the production of fuelwood...
Page 34 - ... operations where advanced equipment is employed to transport timber from the stump to point of consumption. Such equipment may include tractors, power skidders and logging railroads. Much hand and horse labor is used on the small logging Jobs which predominate. All types of timber are floated down the rivers on spring freshets. Small logs and firewood are often hauled to market by animal cart and manpower where other means are lacking. Forest labor is recruited during their off-season from agricultural...
Page 17 - This was an increase over the 1,306 factories employing 24,568 persons (of whom 33 percent were males) in operation in this prefecture in 1930.
Page 82 - Vaccinations against smallpox are given in two periods: (a) within 6 months after birth, and if negative, repeated before June of the following year, and (b) in the 10th year after birth, AS in other prefectures, approximately 5 percent of the population of...
Page 76 - 50 sen, with an overcharge of 10 sen for 5 additional Japanese kana characters or one additional European word. It is believed that printer telegraph is used in Toyama-shi.
Page 48 - An estimate which includes net increases of bank deposits, postal savings, tru-st deposits, deposits of financial cooperatives > insurance reserves, deposits of mutual finance companies, private investment, bond purchase, etc.