Japanese Shipping—A Survey of the Present Situation— (Department of Communications)p. 1
Board of Planning—Its Significance and Social Background— (Board of Planning)p. 12
Social Legislation: the Law for Protection of Mothers and Children (Bureau of Social Affairs)p. 18
Growth of Japan's Finances (Bureau of Statistics)p. 25
Important Laws and Imperial Ordinances—Recently Promulgated— (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 31
Law Concerning Health Centres (Law No. 42; April 5, 1937)p. 31
Law Amending the Law Concerning the Organization of the Nippon Musen Denshin Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.) (Law No. 44; April 5, 1937)p. 31
Law Concerning the Small Transport Business (Law No. 45; April 5, 1937)p. 32
Law Concerning the Nippon Tsuun Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan Transport Co., Ltd.) (Law No. 46; April 5, 1937)p. 32
Imperial Ordinance Concerning the Exemption of Iron Importations from Import Duty (Imperial Ordinance No. 130; April 15, 1937)p. 32
Imperial Ordinance Amending the Regulations Concerning the Textile Excise (Imperial Ordinance No. 164; May 1, 1937)p. 32
Imperial Ordinance Concerning the Investigation of Data on the Index of the Cost of Living (Imperial Ordinance No. 183; May 8, 1937)p. 33
Imperial Ordinance Amending Provisions Concerning Seaports which Conduct Inspection of Plants for Import and Export as Stipulated in Imperial Ordinance No. 220 of the Third Year of Taisho 1914 (Imperial Ordinance No. 184; May 8, 1937)p. 33
The 72nd Session of the Imperial Diet—Ministerial Addresses of September 5, 1937—p. 35
Emergency Legislative Measures Incidental to the China Affair (Bureau of Information, Prime Minister's Department)p. 44
Temporary Capital Adjustment Law (Law No. 86; September 10, 1937)p. 44
Amendments to the Foreign Exchange Control Law (Law No. 87; September 10, 1937)p. 45
Law Concerning Emergency Disposal of Rice (Law No. 90; September 10, 1937)p. 46
Temporary Law Concerning Control of Distribution of Fertilizers (Law No. 91; September 10, 1937)p. 46
Law Concerning Temporary Emergency Measures on Exports and Imports (Law No. 92; September 10, 1937)p. 46
Temporary Shipping Control Law (Law No. 25; September 10, 1937)p. 47
Law in Respect to the Application of the War Requirements Industry Mobilization Law for the China Affair (Law No. 88; September 10, 1937)p. 48
Temporary Law Restricting Movement of Horses (Law No. 89; September 10, 1937)p. 48
Law Concerning Reduction, Exemption, and Postponement of Payment of Taxes for Soldiers and other Persons Serving in the China Affair (Law No. 94; September 13, 1937)p. 48
Preparing Ourselves for the Emergency—An Address Delivered at the Initial Meeting of the Movement for National Spiritual Mobilization— (Prince Ayamaro Konoe, Prime Minister)p. 1
On Publicity and Information (Bureau of Information, Prime Minister's Department)p. 6
Functions of Forests in Japan (Bureau of Forestry, Department of Agriculture and Forestry)p. 11
Significance of the Tripartite Agreement (Prince Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister)p. 1
Concerning the Department Store Law (Bureau of Commerce, Department of Commerce and Industry)p. 4
Abolition of Extraterritoriality in Manchoukuo and Transfer of Administrative Rights Over the South Manchurian Railway Zone (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs)p. 8
On the Japanese-German-Italian Agreement Against the Communist International (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs)p. 14
Treaty between Japan and Manchoukuo Abolishing Extraterritoriality in Manchoukuo and Transferring Administrative Rights in the South Manchuria Railway Zone (Treaty No. 15; November 8, 1937)p. 39
Imperial Ordinance Authorizing the Creation of a Committee to Investigate Revision of the Insurance Business Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 633; December 2, 1937)p. 39
Effective Date of the Temporary Law Concerning Control of Fertilizer Distribution (Imperial Ordinance No. 668; November 24, 1937)p. 40
Ordinance Relating to the Operation of the Temporary Law Concerning Control of Fertilizer Distribution (Imperial Ordinance No. 669; November 24, 1937)p. 40
Organization of the Committee on Gold (Imperial Ordinance No. 671; November 27, 1937)p. 40
Organization of the Committee to Investigate the Capacity of Coal Production (Imperial Ordinance No. 675; November 30, 1937)p. 41
Koreans and the China Affair (Government-General of Chosen)p. 1
The Department of Welfare (Department of Welfare)p. 9
Budget Estimates for 1938-39 (Department of Finance)p. 15
Documents concerning Naval Construction by the Powersp. 23
I. Mr. Joseph C. Grew's Note to Mr. Koki Hirota, Dated February 5, 1938p. 23
II. Sir Robert L. Craigie's Note to Mr. Koki Hirota, Dated February 5, 1938p. 24
III. Reply of Mr. Koki Hirota to the Note of February 5th of the Governments of Great Britain, the United States and France, Dated February 12, 1938p. 25
The Japanese Spirit—Its Significance with Reference to the China Affair— (Department of Education)p. 1
On the Law for Agrarian Adjustment (Department of Agriculture and Forestry)p. 5
Facts concerning Soviet Outrages—Oppressive Acts on Japanese Diplomatic Establishments and Commercial Rights and Interests— (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs)p. 10
Penal Administration Today (Department of Justice)p. 17
Concerning the Nanking Incident—Mr. Koki Hirota's Note to Mr. Joseph C. Grew, dated February 12, 1938—p. 24
Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 47
Law Amending the Trade Mark Law (Law No. 4; March 8, 1938)p. 47
Law Amending the Law Concerning the Central Chest for Cooperative Societies (Law No. 14; March 18, 1938)p. 47
Law Amending the Law Concerning Mutual Assistance in Respect of Requests by Foreign Courts of Law (Law No. 17; March 22, 1938)p. 47
Amendment to the Civil Code (Law No. 18; March 22, 1938)p. 48
Organization of the Planning Council (Imperial Ordinance No. 85; February 19, 1938)p. 48
Supplementary Articles Revising the Parcel Post Agreement Between the Department of Communications of the Japanese Empire and the Post Office Department of Hongkong (Treaty No. 1; February 26, 1938)p. 48
Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 45
Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between Japan and Siam (Treaty No. 2; March 9, 1938)p. 45
Imperial Ordinance Annulling Ordinance No. 5 of 1908 Concerning Police Officers Attached to Consulate-General of Japan in South Manchuria (Imperial Ordinance No. 108; March 11, 1938)p. 45
Amendments to Regulations Concerning Refining of Gold and Silver Bullion and Certificates of Fineness (Imperial Ordinance No. 117; March 16, 1938)p. 45
Law Concerning Mutual Aid between Japan and Manchoukuo Pertaining to the Administration of the Law (Law No. 26; March 26, 1938)p. 46
Law Concerning Development of Petroleum Resources (Law No. 31; March 28, 1938)p. 46
Law Concerning the Japan Gold Production Development Company (Law No. 36; March 29, 1938)p. 46
Law Concerning Increasing Production of Important Minerals (Law No. 35; March 29, 1938)p. 47
Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 52
Law Concerning Security Underwriting (Law No. 54; March 31, 1938)
Law Amending the Law Guaranteeing Employment (Law No. 61; April 1, 1938)
Law Concerning Temporary Extension of the Maximum Limit for Issuing Convertible Notes Against Securities by the Bank of Japan (Law No. 64; April 1, 1938)
Law for Agrarian Adjustment (Law No. 67; April 2, 1938)p. 53
Temporary Law Concerning Settlements of Obligations in Rural Communities (Law No. 69; April 2, 1938)p. 53
Law Concerning Increase of Production and Control of Distribution of Sulphate of Ammonia (Law No. 70; April 2, 1938)p. 53
Law Concerning Adjustment and Coordination of the Transportation Business (Law No. 71; April 2, 1938)p. 54
Mobilization of Materials (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 28
The Trend of Postal Savings Deposits (Savings Deposit Bureau)p. 31
Japan's Representation to the Powers Concerned—Regarding the Protection of the Lives and Property of Nationals of Third Powers in China—p. 34
Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 36
Imperial Ordinance Concerning Special Appointments to the Board for Protection of Wounded Soldiers (Imperial Ordinance No. 261; April 18, 1938)p. 36
Imperial Ordinance Concerning the Price Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 276; April 22, 1938)p. 36
Law Concerning the North China Development Company, Limited (Law No. 81; April 30, 1938)p. 37
Law Concerning the Central China Promotion Company, Limited (Law No. 82; April 30, 1938)p. 37
Imperial Ordinance Concerning Organization of the National Mobilization Council (Imperial Ordinance No. 319; May 4, 1938)p. 37
Imperial Ordinance Concerning Organization of the Temporary Materials Adjustment Bureau (Imperial Ordinance No. 324; May 9, 1938)p. 38
Imperial Ordinance Concerning Organization of Commission to Aid and Protect the Businesses of Tradespeople Called to the Colours (Imperial Ordinance No. 397; June 4, 1938)p. 38
Imperial Ordinance Concerning Organization of Commission to Promote Savings (Imperial Ordinance No. 402; June 6, 1938)p. 39
Map Showing Progress of Military Operations in China—As of July 1938—
Aerial Bombardment and International Law (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department)p. 1
Recent Developments in International Relations—A Review of the First Year of the China Affair— (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs)p. 8
The Care of Wounded Soldiers (Board for the Protection of Wounded Soldiers)p. 14
The Changkufeng Incident—The Soviet-Manchoukuo Border Dispute— (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs)p. 20
The Use of Substitutes (Department of Commerce and Industry)p. 30
Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 48
Treaty Concerning the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Treaty No. 5; July 27, 1938)
Effective Date of the Law for Agrarian Adjustment (Imperial Ordinance No. 525; July 29, 1938)
Ordinance Concerning the Operation of the Law for Agrarian Adjustment (Imperial Ordinance No. 526; July 29, 1938)
Ordinance Concerning Registration of Farm Land Tilled by the Owners (Imperial Ordinance No. 527; July 29, 1938)
Revision of the Regulations Concerning the Operation of the Registration Tax Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 528; July 27, 1938)
Organization of Commission for Readjustment of Transportation Enterprises (Imperial Ordinance No. 543; August 3, 1938)p. 49
Revision of the Ordinance Concerning the Badge to be Worn by Soldiers Wounded in Action (Imperial Ordinance No. 553; August 3, 1938)p. 49
Effective Date of Part of the Electric Power Control Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 574; August 9, 1938)p. 49
Ordinance Concerning Operation of the Electric Power Control Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 575; August 9, 1938)p. 49
Effective Date of the Japan Electricity Generation and Distribution Company Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 576; August 9, 1938)p. 50
Ordinance Concerning Operation of the Japan Electricity Generation and Distribution Company Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 577; August 9, 1938)p. 50
Effective Date of Law Concerning Disposal of Corporation Debentures Accompanying Electricity Control under Law No. 78 of 1938 (Imperial Ordinance No. 578; August 9, 1938)p. 50
Ordinance Concerning Operation of Law Relating to Disposal of Corporation Debentures Accompanying Electricity Control (Imperial Ordinance No. 579; August 9, 1938)p. 50
Organization of the Commission for the Appraisal of Electric Power (Imperial Ordinance No. 580; August 9, 1938)p. 50
Amendment to the Ordinance Concerning the Temporary Capital Adjustment Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 590; August 15, 1938)p. 50
Effective Date of the Aeroplane Industry Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 605; August 27, 1938)p. 51
Operations in Chosen of Part of the Aeroplane Industry Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 606; August 27, 1938)p. 51
Ordinance concerning Operation of the Aeroplane Industry Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 607; August 27, 1938)p. 51
Organization of Commission on the Aeroplane Industry (Imperial Ordinance No. 609; 1938)p. 51
Organization of Commission on Mechanical Technique in the Aeroplane Industry (Imperial Ordinance No. 610; 1938)p. 51
Trade Agreement between Japan, Manchoukuo and Italy (Treaty No. 6; August 31, 1938)p. 52
Population of Japan in 1937 (Bureau of Statistics, Prime Minister's Department)p. 41
Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 44
Organization of Commission on Electric Communications (Imperial Ordinance No. 631; September 10, 1938)p. 44
Ordinance Concerning Operation of the Gold Production Promotion Company Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 640; September 10, 1938)p. 44
Creation within the Department of Commerce and Industry of a Bureau in Charge of Measures dealing with Changes of Occupation and Employment (Imperial Ordinance No. 651; September 22, 1938)p. 44
Revision of the Regulations Relating to Temporary Officials and Staffs in the Department of Commerce and Industry (Imperial Ordinance No. 652; September 22, 1938)p. 44
Revision of the Ordinance Concerning Rank and Salary of Civil Officials (Imperial Ordinance No. 653; September 22, 1938)p. 45
I. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, October 28, 1938p. 46
II. The Note of the Japanese Minister to Switzerland, Mr. Eiji Amau, to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, M. Joseph Avenol, Dated November 2, 1938p. 47
Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 48
Amendment to the Ordinance Relating to the Organization of Customs Officers (Imperial Ordinance No. 665; October 3, 1938)
Creation in the Department of Welfare of the Unemployment Relief Bureau (Imperial Ordinance No. 667; October 5, 1938)
Amendment to the Ordinance Relating to Appointment of Temporary Staff Members in Prefectural Offices (Imperial Ordinance No. 678; October 12, 1938)
Amendments to the Ordinance Concerning Organization of the Department of Communications and of its Various Offices (Imperial Ordinance No. 694; October 21, 1938)p. 50
Ordinances Concerning Operation in Taiwan of the Petroleum Resources Development Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 724; November 19, 1938)p. 50
Amendments to the Ordinance Concerning the Execution of the Petroleum Industry Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 733; November 24, 1938)p. 50
Statement by the Prime Minister, Prince Fumimaro Konoe—Dated December 22, 1938—p. 24
Statement of Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma—Issued Immediately Following His Investiture as Prime Minister, January 5, 1939—p. 26
The China Affair and World Developments from July, 1937 to November, 1938—Reviewed in Chronological Order— (Bureau of Information, Prime Minister’s Department)p. 27
Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister’s Cabinet)p. 45
Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between Japan and Germany (Treaty No. 8; November 26, 1938)p. 45
Ordinance Creating a Temporary Planning Bureau in the Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Imperial Ordinance No. 748; December 3, 1938)p. 45
Organization of a Commission Concerning the National Health Supervision System (Imperial Ordinance No. 741; December 6, 1938)p. 45
Amendments to Ordinance No. 257 of 1938 Concerning Creation of the Temporary Occupations Bureau in the Department of Welfare (Imperial Ordinance No. 769; December 17, 1938)p. 46
Amendments to the Organization of Employment Exchanges (Imperial Ordinance No. 770; December 17, 1938)p. 46
Amendments to Ordinance No. 451 of 1938 Concerning Appointment of Temporary Officials and Clerks in Employment Exchanges (Imperial Ordinance No. 771; December 17, 1938)p. 46
Ordinance Concerning Exceptions to Articles 7 and 8 of the Ordinance Enforcing the Law Providing for the Stabilization of Silk Prices (Imperial Ordinance No. 12; January 10, 1939)
Ordinance Concerning the Date of Partial Enforcement of the Law for the Control of Silkworm Eggs (Imperial Ordinance No. 13; January 10, 1939)
Ordinance Revising the Ordinance Concerning the Charges for Original Eggs Stipulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 3 of the Law for the Control of Silkworm Eggs Promulgated by Imperial Ordinance No. 720 of 1937 (Imperial Ordinance No. 14; January 10, 1939)p. 46
Ordinance of the Police and Defence Corps (Imperial Ordinance No. 20; January 25, 1939)p. 47
Ordinance Revising the Regulations Governing Special Fire-fighting Stations (Imperial Ordinance No. 21; January 25, 1939)p. 47
Activities of the Landing Parties in North Chinap. 37
Statements Concerning the Late Ambassador Saitop. 39
I. Remarks of Captain Richmond K. Turner, U.S.N., in Response to the Speech of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, April 19, 1939p. 39
II. Response of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Remarks of Captain Richmond K. Turner, U.S.N., April 24, 1939p. 40
III. Address of the American Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Clark Grew, at the Funeral of Hiroshi Saito at the Honganji, Tokyo, April 14, 1939p. 40
Oral Representation—Regarding the Question of the Settlement in Shanghai—p. 42
Revision of Ordinance No. 220 of 1914 Designating Sea-ports for Inspection of Imported and Exported Vegetables (Imperial Ordinance No. 62; March 17, 1939)p. 44
Revision of the Ordinance Concerning Mining in the South Sea Islands (Imperial Ordinance No. 63; March 17, 1939)p. 44
Ordinance Concerning the Effective Date of the Amendments to the Electric Industry Law Promulgated by Law No. 79 of 1938 (Imperial Ordinance No. 64; March 17, 1939)p. 44
Ordinance Concerning the Effective Date of Part of the Electric Power Control Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 65; March 17, 1939)p. 44
Ordinance Concerning the Amendments to the Ordinance Relative to Operation of the Electric Power Control Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 66; March 17, 1939)p. 44
Ordinance Concerning Operation of the Law for Abolishing Consular Jurisdiction in Manchoukuo Promulgated by Law No. 10 of 1939 (Imperial Ordinance No. 71; March 24, 1939)p. 45
Revision of the Ordinance Concerning the Operation of the Military Service Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 75; March 25, 1939)p. 45
Revision of the Ordinance Concerning Voluntary Enlistment in the Navy (Imperial Ordinance No. 76; March 25, 1939)p. 45
Revision of the Ordinance Concerning Service of Naval Officers (Imperial Ordinance No. 77; March 25, 1939)p. 46
1. Regarding the Treaty of Friendship and Alliance between Italy and Germanyp. 44
2. Concerning the Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between Japan and Italyp. 44
Ordinances and a Treaty Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet)p. 46
Ordinance Concerning the Organization of the National Spiritual Mobilization Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 80; March 28, 1939)
Agreement between Japan and Italy Concerning Cultural Cooperation (March 23, 1939)
Ordinance Concerning the Revision of Regulations Concerning Open Seaports (Imperial Ordinance No. 101; March 30, 1939)
Revision of Ordinance No. 59 of 1917 Stipulating the Names, Positions and Jurisdictions of the Branch Offices of the Customs (Imperial Ordinance No. 102; March 30, 1939)
Ordinance Providing for Abolition of the Japanese Office of the International Labour Organization (Imperial Ordinance No. 117; March 31, 1939)p. 47
Procedure of Registration for Cases under Articles 12 and 16 of the Law Concerning the Japan Electricity Generation and Distribution Company, Limited, and under Articles 1 and 5 of Law No. 78 of 1938 (Imperial Ordinance No. 132; March 31, 1939)p. 49
Ordinance Concerning the Effective Date of Operation of the Agricultural Insurance Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 133; March 31, 1939)p. 49
Revision of the Ordinance Concerning the Operation of Agricultural Re-insurance (Imperial Ordinance No. 134; March 31, 1939)p. 49
1. Concerning Trade Relations between Japan and Australiap. 38
2. Concerning the Adjustment of Trade Relations between Japan and Venezuelap. 38
Treaties and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Secretariate of the Cabinet)p. 40
Revisions in Regulations Concerning Operation of the Special Tax Law Incidental to the China Affair. (Imperial Ordinance No. 170; April 1, 1939)
Revisions in Regulations Concerning Operation of the Temporary Profit Tax Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 171; April 1, 1939)
Organization of the Dividend Investigation Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 191; April 10, 1939)
Protocol Relative to Participation of Spain in the Agreement against the Communist International (Treaty No. 4; April 15, 1939)
Protocol Concerning the Fourth Prolongation of Duration of the Fishery Convention between Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Treaty No. 5; April 15, 1939)
Ordinance Concerning Operation of Special Census in 1939 (Imperial Ordinance No. 209; April 18, 1939)
Ordinance Concerning Defrayment by the National Treasury of Local Expenditure Needed for Operation of Special Census in 1939 (Imperial Ordinance No. 210; April 18, 1939)
Ordinance Concerning Monthly Field Investigation of Labour Statistics (Imperial Ordinance No. 283; April 28, 1939)
I. Announcement of the Foreign Office, July 24, 1939p. 115
II. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman Concerning the American Notification of Abrogation of the Japanese-American Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, July 27, 1939p. 115
III. Statement of the Foreign Office, July 29, 1939p. 116
IV. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman Concerning the Initialling of the Japanese-German Trade Agreement, July 29, 1939p. 116
V. Statement of the Foreign Office, August 21, 1939p. 117
Development of the Naval and Military Operationsp. 128
Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Secretariate of the Cabinet)p. 130
Ordinance Governing the Organization of the Capital Financing Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 291; May 2, 1939)p. 130
Ordinance Concerning Establishments Connected with National General Mobilization (Imperial Ordinance No. 427; July 1, 1939)p. 130
Ordinance Concerning the Definition of Incidents and Affairs Analogous to Wars in Accordance with Article 17, Clause 2, of the Post Office Annuity Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 435; July 3, 1939)p. 130
Ordinance Governing the Organization of the China Affairs Council (Imperial Ordinance No. 438; July 5, 1939)p. 131
Ordinance Designating Occupations Concerned with National General Mobilization (Imperial Ordinance No. 443; July 5, 1939)p. 131
2. Statement of the Government Concerning National Policiesp. 162
3. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesmanp. 162
Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Secretariate of the Cabinet)p. 165
Organization of the Mariners' Training School (Imperial Ordinance No. 458; July 10, 1939)p. 165
Organization of the Railway Traffic Investigation Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 470; July 12, 1939)p. 165
Organization of the Military Protection Board (Imperial Ordinance No. 479; July 15, 1939)p. 165
Organization of the Commission for Promotion of Export Art Goods (Imperial Ordinance No. 478; July 20, 1939)p. 165
Organization of the Commission for Investigation of Medium and Small Industries (Imperial Ordinance No. 488; July 22, 1939)p. 166
Organization of the Temporary Council on Japanese Settlers in Manchuria (Imperial Ordinance No. 529; Aug. 3, 1939)p. 166
Ordinance Concerning the Effective Date of Part of the Rice Distribution Control Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 550; August 9, 1939)p. 167
Ordinance Concerning Operation of Part of the Rice Distribution Control Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 551; August 9, 1939)p. 167
Ordinance Concerning the Revision of Organization of the Rice Control Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 552; August 9, 1939)p. 167
Ordinance Concerning Organization of the Commission for the Investigation of Rice Exchange Enterprise (Imperial Ordinance No. 553; August 9, 1939)p. 167
Ordinance Concerning Partial Revision of the Provisions Pertaining to Operation of The Income Tax Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 596; August 19, 1939)p. 167
Ordinance Concerning Partial Revision of the Provisions Pertaining to Operation of The Business Profit Tax Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 597; August 19, 1939)p. 168
Organization of the Institute for Research in Population Problems (Imperial Ordinance No. 603; Aug. 25, 1939)p. 168
Revision of the Rank and Salary Regulations of Senior Officials (Imperial Ordinance No. 604; Aug. 25, 1939)p. 168
Revision of Ordinance Concerning Organization of the Institute for Training People in Industrial Arts (Imperial Ordinance No. 613; August 30, 1939)p. 168
Ordinance Concerning Appointment of Prefectural Health Insurance Officials (Imperial Ordinance No. 620; August 30, 1939)p. 168
Ordinance Concerning the Promotion of Scientific Researches Required by the National General Mobilization Programme (Imperial Ordinance No. 623; August 30, 1939)p. 169
Resources of the Treasury Deposit Bureau Re-Examined (Treasury Deposit Bureau)p. 171
Problem of Reabsorbing Soldiers into Civilian Life (Department of Welfare)p. 181
Development of Industrial Resources in Korea (Government-General of Chosen)p. 187
End of the Nomonhan Incident (Bureau of Information, War Department)p. 194
Aiding Bereaved Families of the War Dead (Military Relief Board)p. 197
Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Secretariate of the Cabinet)p. 201
Organization of the Taiwan Wage Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 634; Sept. 11, 1939)p. 201
Organization of the Karafuto Wage Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 635; Sept. 11, 1939)p. 201
Ordinance Concerning the Effective Date of the Judicial Protective Work Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 642; Sept. 13, 1939)p. 201
Organization of the Judicial Protective Work Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 643; Sept. 13, 1939)p. 201
Ordinance Concerning the Committee for Judicial Protection (Imperial Ordinance No. 644; Sept. 13, 1939)p. 201
Ordinance Concerning Restrictions in Employment of School Graduates in the Kwantung Leased Territory (Imperial Ordinance No. 646; Sept. 16, 1939)p. 202
Ordinance Concerning the Effective Date of the Light Metal Industry Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 649; Sept. 16, 1939)p. 202
Ordinance Concerning Operation of Part of the Light Metal Industry Law in Chosen (Imperial Ordinance No. 650; Sept. 16, 1939)p. 202
Ordinance Concerning Operation of Part of the Light Metal Industry Law in Taiwan (Imperial Ordinance No. 651; Sept. 16, 1939)p. 202
Rationalizing the Test for Admission into Secondary Schools (Department of Education)p. 211
Adjusting the Consumption of Electric Power (Electricity Board)p. 218
Change in the Exchange Basis of the Yen (Department of Finance)p. 224
Ordinance Pertaining to Control of Prices, Etc.p. 227
Training of Technical Experts (Department of Education)p. 235
Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Secretariate of the Cabinet)p. 242
Ordinance Pertaining to Control of Operation of the National General Mobilization Law and Related Measures (Imperial Ordinance No. 672; September 30, 1939)p. 242
Amendment of Part of the Ordinance for Organization of the Department of Home Affairs (Imperial Ordinance No. 679; October 2, 1939)p. 242
Amendment of Part of the Ordinance for the Organization of the Commission for Safeguarding the Businesses of Those Called to the Colours (Imperial Ordinance No. 681; October 3, 1939)p. 242
Ordinance Pertaining to Control of Prices, Etc. (Imperial Ordinance No. 703; October 18, 1939)p. 227
Ordinance Pertaining to Control of Land and House Rents (Imperial Ordinance No. 704; October 18, 1939)p. 243
Ordinance Pertaining to Temporary Measures Concerning Wages (Imperial Ordinance No. 705; October 18, 1939)p. 243
Ordinance Pertaining to Temporary Measures Concerning Salaries and Allowances of Employees of Business Houses (Imperial Ordinance No. 706; October 18, 1939)p. 243
Investigation into Conditions of Labour (Department of Welfare)p. 247
Temporary Measures concerning Exports to Yen-Bloc Countries (Bureau of Foreign Trade)p. 252
Emphasizing Home Education (Department of Education)p. 261
Wholesale and Retail Trade in the Big Six Cities (Cabinet Information Bureau)p. 267
Concerning the British Blockade of German Exports—Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, November 25, 1939—p. 272
Ordinance Pertaining to Control of Land and House Rentp. 273
Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Secretariate of the Cabinet)p. 278
Ordinance Pertaining to Inspection of Munition Factories and Shops (Imperial Ordinance No. 707; October 18, 1939)p. 278
Organization of the Commission for Investigating Temporary Measures Pertaining to Salaries and Allowances of Employees of Business Houses (Imperial Ordinance No. 716; October 21, 1939)p. 278
Organization of the Commission for Investigating the Land and House Rent (Imperial Ordinance No. 718; October 21, 1939)p. 278
Organization of the Wage Commission for Chosen (Imperial Ordinance No. 757; November 2, 1939)p. 279
Organization of the Commission for Investigating Temporary Measures Pertaining to Wages (Imperial Ordinance No. 760; November 6, 1939)p. 279
Amendment of Part of the Imperial Ordinance Authorizing the Government to Consign Sales of Commodities to Wholesale Dealers in Accordance with Imperial Ordinance No. 299 of 1923 (Imperial Ordinance No. 767; November 11, 1939)p. 279
1. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, Dated January 22, 1940p. 356
2. Explanation of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, made before the Imperial Diet on February 6, 1940p. 356
3. Note of Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo, to Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dated January 27, 1940p. 356
4. Note of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo, Dated February 1, 1940p. 356
5. Note of Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo, to Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dated February 1, 1940p. 356
Concerning the Expiration of the Japanese-American Commercial Treaty—Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, January 26, 1940—p. 367
Ordinances and a Treaty Recently Promulgated (Secretariate of the Cabinet)p. 369
Ordinance Pertaining to Use and Expropriation of Materials Prescribed under the National Mobilization Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 838; December 16, 1939)p. 369
Organization of the Motion Picture Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 840; December 20, 1939)p. 369
Ordinance Pertaining to the Effective Date of the Shipping Union Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 844; December 20, 1939)p. 369
Ordinance Pertaining to the Operation of the Shipping Union Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 845; December 20, 1939)p. 369
Ordinance Pertaining to the Effective Date of the Religious Organizations Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 855; December 23, 1939)p. 370
Ordinance Pertaining to the Operation of the Religious Organizations Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 856; December 23, 1939)p. 370
Convention Concerning Amity and Cultural Collaboration between Japan and Hungary (Treaty No. 7; December 27, 1939)p. 370
Ordinance Pertaining to Use and Expropriation of Factories and Shops (Imperial Ordinance No. 901; December 29, 1939)p. 370
Ordinance Pertaining to Control, Use and Expropriation of Land and Establishments (Imperial Ordinance No. 902; December 29, 1939)p. 370
Improvement of Physical Strength of Mothers and Infants (Department of Welfare)p. 459
Reorganization of the Movement for National Spiritual Mobilization (Cabinet Information Bureau)p. 465
Measures for Protection of Juvenile Delinquents (Department of Justice)p. 468
Testing the Abilities of Mechanical Technicians (Department of Welfare)p. 473
Census Registration by Proxy or by Post—Posthumous Registry of Soldiers Made Possible— (Bureau of Civil Affairs, Department of Justice)p. 478
Maintaining and Intensifying Wartime Consciousness—Address at the Gubernatorial Conference May 2, 1940— (Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, Prime Minister)p. 482
Concerning the Maintenance of the Status Quo of the Netherlands East Indiesp. 486
1. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, May 11, 1940p. 486
2. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, May 13, 1940p. 486
3. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, May 15, 1940p. 487
4. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, May 16, 1940p. 487
Results of the Campaign during March, 1940 (Bureau of Information, War Department)p. 488
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Japan and Uruguayp. 490
International Situation and Japan's Position—Radio Address of the Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Arita, Delivered on June 29, 1940—p. 78
Concerning the Agreement between Japanese and American Concerns with Respect to the Volume of Japan's Cotton Piece-Goods Export to the Philippinesp. 80
Concerning the Japanese-Netherlands Negotiationsp. 80
Concerning the Prohibition of Transportation of War Materials through Burma and Hongkong in Aid of the Chiang Kai-shek Regimep. 81
Concerning the New National Structure—Address by the Prime Minister, Prince Fumimaro Konoe, at the First Session of the Preparatory Committee, August 28, 1940—p. 133
Conforming to the New National Structure (Cabinet Information Bureau)p. 137
Japan and Australia (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs)p. 141
Control of the Distribution of Perishable Foodstuffs (Department of Commerce and Industry)p. 147
Results of the New Method of Test for Admission into Secondary Schools (Department of Education)p. 152
North China: Its Position and Internal Conditions (Cabinet Information Bureau)p. 156
The Traders' Patriotic Movement (Department of Commerce and Industry)p. 163
Summary of the Programme for Economic Construction Embracing Japan, Manchoukuo and China—Announced by the Cabinet Information Bureau on November 5, 1940—p. 213
Programme for Land Development (Board of Planning)p. 219
The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Imperial Rescript on Education (Department of Education)p. 223
Agriculture in China (Cabinet Information Bureau)p. 227
Revisions in the Ordinance Pertaining to Control of Prices, Etc. (Cabinet Information Bureau)p. 235
Concerning Control of Wages (Department of Welfare)p. 239
I. Statement of Foreign Office Spokesman, Concerning the Abrogation of the Convention for the Protection of Fur Seals, Issued on October 23, 1940p. 245
II. Statement of Foreign Office Spokesman, Concerning Greek Ships with Cargo for Japan, Issued on November 4, 1940p. 245
III. Statement of Yakichiro Suma, Director of the Information Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs, Concerning the Arrival of a Greek Vessel, the S.S. Nitsa, Issued on November 8, 1940p. 246
IV. Congratulatory Address to the Throne, by the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps at the Celebration of the 2,600th Anniversary of the Founding of the Japanese Empire, November 11, 1940p. 246
V. Announcement by the Foreign Office Information Bureau, on November 15, 1940p. 247
VI. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, Concerning the Participation of Hungary in the Japanese-German-Italian Pact, Issued on November 30, 1940p. 248
The Situation in China (Bureau of Information, War Department)p. 249
Community and District Councils (Department of Home Affairs)p. 257
Outline of the Cultural History of Japan—A Publication in Commemoration of the 2600th Anniversary of the Empire— (Board of Information)p. 266
Occupations Suitable for Wounded Soldiers (Board of Military Protection)p. 269
Documents Concerning the Treaty between Japan and Chinap. 272
I. Announcement of the Government, November 30, 1940
1. Treaty Concerning the Basic Relations between Japan and China
2. Annexed Protocol
3. Agreed Terms of Understanding between the Plenipotentiaries of Japan and China Concerning the Annexed Protocol
4. Joint Declaration by the Governments of Japan, Manchoukuo and China
II. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, on the Signing of the Sino-Japanese Basic Treaty, and the Japan-Manchoukuo-China Joint Declaration, Issued on November 30, 1940
Control of Corporation Finance and Accounting (Department of Finance)p. 282
Eight Billion Yen of Post Office Life Insurance Contracts (Department of Communications)p. 287
The Situation in China: Activities of the Imperial Naval Air Force (Board of Information)p. 289
Enlargement and Reorganization of the Government Agency for Information (Board of Information)p. 292
Field Service Code (Introduction & Chapter I)—Adopted by the War Department on January 8, 1941—p. 343
Japanese Overseas (Bureau of Southern Affairs, Department of Overseas Affairs)p. 347
National Government of China in Action (Board of Information)p. 356
The 76th Session of the Imperial Diet—Ministerial Addresses of January 21, 1941—p. 364
Concerning the Japanese-Soviet Fishery Convention—Announcement by the Board of Information on January 30, 1941—p. 382
Concerning the Mediation of the Border Dispute between Thailand and French Indo-Chinap. 383
1. Announcement by the Board of Information on January 24, 1941p. 382
2. Announcement by the Board of Information on January 29, 1941p. 383
3. Joint Communiqué by Japan, France and Thailand Concerning the Mediation Conference for the Settlement of the Thai-French Indo-China Border Dispute Issued by the Board of Information on February 7, 1941p. 384
4. Inaugural Speech by Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, at the First Plenary Session of the Mediation Conference in Tokyo, February 7, 1941p. 384
Concerning Alarming Reports with Reference to the East Asiatic Situation—Statement by the Spokesman of the Board of Information Issued on February 18, 1941—p. 386
1. Nippon Nōmin no Seikatu-Zyōtai (Living Conditions of Japanese Farmers)
2. Hikari to Kage (Light and Shade)
Concerning the Exchange of Messages between Prime Minister, Prince Fumimaro Konoe, and President of the National Government of China, Mr. Wang Ching-Wei—Announcement made by the Board of Information on July 23, 1941—p. 161
Documents concerning Joint Defence of French Indo-Chinap. 163
Statements concerning the Elevation of the Japanese Legation in Thailand to the Status of Embassyp. 167
Statement by the Imperial Japanese Government—Issued on December 8, 1941—p. 323
On Receiving the Imperial Rescript—Radio Address by the Prime Minister Delivered on December 8, 1941—p. 326
Meiji Shrine National Athletic Meet (Department of Welfare)p. 328
Japan's Economy Grows in Strength—Address of Mr. Okinori Kaya, Minister of Finance, Delivered before the Diet on November 17, 1941—p. 333
Summary of the Japanese-American Negotiations—Published by the Japanese Government on December 8, 1941—p. 340
Memorandum to the American Government, Dated December 8, 1941p. 349
Concerning an Agreement between Japan, Germany and Italy—Announcement by the Board of Information Made on December 11, 1941, with Respect to Their Joint Prosecution of War against the United States and the British Empire, Abstention from Concluding Peace and Cooperation for the Establishment of a New Order—p. 356
Japan's Foreign Relations in 1941 (I) (Third Division, Board of Information)p. 358
There are some 51 issues of Tokyo Gazette to be found on Internet Archive. This is a periodical produced by the Foreign Affairs Association of Japan and offers a taste of the propaganda of Japan's wartime regime. This page was created with the help of Claude Code Opus 4.6 and OCR work done with Gemini 3 Flash Preview to build a table of contents for these issues and deep link them to the files on Archive.org.
The output of the OCR for the main article titles and pages was checked over by Konrad Lawson, along with a sample of the sub-entries (Document titles, and sub-headers occasionally included in the tables of contents). If you find any errors please contact me at kl at muninn dot net.