The Tokyo Gazette

Volume I (1937-1938)

• 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

• On Economic and Financial Policies (Department of Finance) p. 1
• The Law for Insurance of Fishing Vessels (Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Agriculture and Forestry) p. 8
• Significance of the North China Problem (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs) p. 16
• The Situation in North China—From July 7th to August 1st— (Press Section, Department of War) p. 24
• Negotiations at Wanping Fail p. 24
• Chinese Attitude Changes Momentarily p. 26
• Attitude Taken by Nanking Government p. 27
• Japan's Policy Is Non-Aggravation p. 27
• Official Statement Issued p. 28
• Incidents Recur p. 28
• Hopei-Chahar Council Gives Pledge p. 30
• Incident at Langfang p. 31
• General Kazuki Sends Statement p. 32
• Incident at Kwangan Gate p. 33
• Japan's Patience Is Exhausted p. 33
• Governmental Statement of July 27th p. 34
• Japanese Operations Begin p. 35
• Destroyer Is Fired On p. 36
• Action at Tientsin p. 36
• Clean-Up Effected in Tientsin-Peiping Area p. 36
• The Tungchow Massacre p. 37
• Cruelties Are beyond Comprehension p. 39
• Sino-Japanese Losses since the Outbreak of the Incident p. 39
• Attitude of Nanking Government; Movements of Central Troops p. 40
• The Statement of the Japanese Government—Dated August 15th, 1937— p. 42
• Some Legislative Measures Incidental to the North China Incident p. 44
• 1. Special Taxation (Bureau of Taxation, Department of Finance) p. 44
• 2. Anti-Profiteering Regulations (Department of Commerce and Industry) p. 45

• Imperial Message (Granted on the Occasion of the Opening of the Imperial Diet, September 4, 1937) p. 1
• Overseas Electric Communications—Their Development and the Present Situation— (Department of Communications) p. 2
• On the Export Compensation Law (Bureau of Foreign Trade) p. 11
• The Situation in China p. 19
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 19
• Along the Peiping-Suiyuan Railway p. 19
• Along the Peiping-Hankow and the Tientsin-Pukow Railway Lines p. 21
• Along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway Line p. 22
• The Situation in Chahar p. 23
• Situation in the Peiping and Tientsin Area p. 24
• Shanghai Situation p. 24
• The Situation around Shanghai p. 26
• 2. The Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 19
• The Determined Fighting of the Marines p. 29
• The Closing of the Chinese Sea Coast to Traffic of Chinese Vessels p. 29
• Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 31
• August 14th p. 31
• August 15th p. 32
• August 16th p. 32
• Evacuation of Japanese Nationals in China 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
• The Situation in China p. 21
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 21
• The Shanghai Front p. 21
• The Suiyüan and Shansi Front p. 29
• The Peking-Hankow Railway Front p. 32
• The Tientsin-Pukow Railway Front p. 36
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 39
• A Summary of Naval Operations p. 39
• Japanese and Chinese Aircraft Losses p. 46
• The Occupation of Pratas Island p. 46
• Laws Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet) p. 47
• Law Concerning Artificial Petroleum Manufacture (Law No. 52; August 10, 1937) p. 47
• Law Concerning the Teikoku Fuel Industry Company (Law No. 53; August 10, 1937) p. 47
• Gold Production Law (Law No. 59; August 11, 1937) p. 47
• Law Annulling the Law Concerning Purchases of Gold by the Bank of Japan (Law No. 62; August 11, 1937) p. 47
• Law Concerning Valuation of Gold Reserves (Law No. 60; August 11, 1937) p. 48
• Law Concerning Gold Funds Special Account (Law No. 61; August 1, 1937) p. 48
• Law Amending the Law Concerning the Bank of Chosen (Law No. 63; August 11, 1937) p. 48
• Law Amending the Law Concerning the Bank of Taiwan (Law No. 64; August 11, 1937) p. 48

• The Fuel Problem in Japan (Bureau of Fuel) p. 1
• Documents concerning the Conference of the Nine Power Treaty Signatories p. 9
• The Situation in China p. 19
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 19
• The Shanghai Front p. 19
• The Shansi Front p. 23
• Fall of Taiyüan p. 23
• The Inner Mongolia Front p. 26
• Occupation of Paotow p. 27
• The Peking-Hankow Railway Front p. 28
• The Tientsin-Pukow Railway Front p. 29
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 31
• The Marines in Shanghai p. 31
• The Situation in Shanghai p. 33
• Japanese Domination of Shanghai p. 34
• The Naval Air Force Secures Command of the Air p. 34
• Chinese Losses in Aeroplanes p. 35
• Japanese Losses in Naval Planes p. 35
• Outline of Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 35
• Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet) p. 41
• Law Amending the Sake Manufacturers' Association Law (Law No. 54; August 10th, 1937) p. 41
• Law Amending the Customs Tariff Law (Law No. 55; August 11, 1937) p. 41
• Law Amending the Law of 1932 Concerning Specific Rates of Import Duties (Law No. 56; August 11, 1937) p. 41
• Law Concerning Exemption of Duty on Imports of Iron (Law No. 57; August 11, 1937) p. 42
• Law Amending Law No. 53 of 1920 (Law No. 67; August 13, 1937) p. 42
• Iron Industry Law (Law No. 68; August 13th, 1937) p. 42
• Law Amending the Law Concerning Protection of Military Secrets (Law No. 72; August 14, 1937) p. 43
• Foreign Trade Association Law (Law No. 74; August 14, 1937) p. 43
• Law Concerning Department Stores (Law No. 76; August 14th, 1937) p. 43
• Organization of the Committee for Improvement of Legislation (Imperial Ordinance No. 616; October 27, 1937) p. 43
• Convention Regarding Commercial Relations Between Japan and Burma (Treaty No. 12; October 16, 1937) p. 44
• Organization of the Temporary Electric Power Investigation Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 591; October 14, 1937) p. 44
• Appointment of Temporary Advisory Councillors to the Cabinet (Imperial Ordinance No. 593; October 15, 1937) p. 44
• Organization of the Committee for Shipping Control (Imperial Ordinance No. 570; October 1, 1937) p. 44

• 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
• The Situation in China p. 21
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 21
• The Shanghai Front p. 21
• The Drive on Nanking p. 22
• Nanking is Neared p. 26
• The North China Front p. 29
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 32
• The Shanghai Area p. 32
• Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 33
• Estimated Population of Japan Proper for 1937 (Bureau of Statistics, Prime Minister’s Department) p. 36
• Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister’s Department) p. 39
• 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

• On the National Electric Power Policy (Department of Communications) p. 1
• Resources of the Treasury Deposit Bureau (Treasury Deposit Bureau) p. 13
• Documents concerning the Panay and Ladybird Incidents p. 16
• I. The Panay Incident p. 16
• Mr. Koki Hirota's Note to Mr. Joseph C. Grew, Dated December 14, 1937 p. 16
• Mr. Koki Hirota's Note to Mr. Joseph C. Grew, Dated December 24, 1937 p. 17
• Mr. Joseph C. Grew's Note to Mr. Koki Hirota, Dated December 26, 1937 p. 18
• Statement of the Japanese Foreign Office Spokesman, Dated December 26, 1937 p. 20
• II. The Ladybird Incident p. 20
• Mr. Koki Hirota's Note to Sir Robert L. Craigie, Dated December 14, 1937 p. 20
• Sir Robert L. Craigie's Note to Mr. Koki Hirota, Dated December 16, 1937 p. 21
• Statement of the Japanese Military Authorities, Issued through the Japanese Foreign Office Spokesman, Dated December 28, 1937 p. 22
• Mr. Koki Hirota's Note to Sir Robert L. Craigie, Dated December 28, 1937 p. 25
• Sir Robert L. Craigie's Note to Mr. Koki Hirota, Dated December 31, 1937 p. 28
• Statement of the Japanese Foreign Office Spokesman, Dated December 31, 1937 p. 28
• III. Death of Mr. Sandro Sandri, Italian Journalist p. 29
• Statement of the Japanese Foreign Office Spokesman, Dated December 16, 1937 p. 29
• Mr. Koki Hirota's Note to Signor Giacinto Auriti, Dated December 15, 1937 p. 29
• The Situation in China p. 31
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 31
• Fall of Nanking p. 31
• Drive on Hangchow p. 35
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 38
• Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 38
• The Japanese Fleet on the Yangtze p. 42
• On the Fall of Nanking (Prince Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister) p. 44

• 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 Powers p. 23
• I. Mr. Joseph C. Grew's Note to Mr. Koki Hirota, Dated February 5, 1938 p. 23
• II. Sir Robert L. Craigie's Note to Mr. Koki Hirota, Dated February 5, 1938 p. 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, 1938 p. 25
• The Situation in China p. 28
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 28
• The Shantung Front p. 28
• The Central China Front p. 29
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 33
• Occupation of Tsingtao p. 33
• Occupation of Chefoo p. 33
• Destruction of Enemy Positions at Yulin p. 34
• The Japanese Naval Air Force in China p. 34
• The 73rd Session of the Imperial Diet—Ministerial Addresses of January 22, 1938— p. 35

• 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
• The Situation in China p. 27
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 27
• The Peking-Hankow Railway Front p. 28
• The Shansi Front p. 32
• The Peking-Suiyuan Railway Front p. 35
• The Tientsin-Pukow Railway Front p. 35
• Activities of the Japanese Military Air Force p. 38
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 40
• The Naval Air Force in China p. 40
• The South China Front p. 40
• The Central China Front p. 41
• Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet) p. 48
• Ordinance Revising Ordinance No. 31 of 1937 Concerning Health Insurance Experts (Imperial Ordinance No. 21; January 11, 1938) p. 48
• Ordinance Concerning Organization of the Department of Welfare and the Board of Insurance (Imperial Ordinance No. 19; January 11, 1938) p. 48
• Ordinance Revising Former Ordinances Concerning the Institute of Nutrition (Imperial Ordinance No. 20; January 11, 1938) p. 48
• Ordinance Revising Regulations Concerning Midwifery (Imperial Ordinance No. 24; January 11, 1938) p. 49
• Ordinance Concerning the Application of Ordinance No. 151 of 1909 (Imperial Ordinance No. 22; January 11, 1938) p. 49
• Effective Date of Law Concerning Functioning of the Department of Welfare (Imperial Ordinance No. 26; January 11, 1938) p. 49
• Ordinance Concerning Supervision of Life Insurance Companies (Imperial Ordinance No. 29; January 12, 1938) p. 49
• Ordinance Concerning Creation of Advisers to the Department of Finance (Imperial Ordinance No. 731; December 27, 1937) p. 50
• Ordinance Concerning Investigation of Labour Conditions (Imperial Ordinance No. 744; December 27, 1937) p. 50

• On the National Mobilization Law (Board of Planning) p. 1
• Significance of National Mobilization p. 1
• Necessity for National Mobilization p. 2
• Summary of the Law p. 4
• A. Wartime Measures p. 4
• B. Peace Time Measures p. 6
• Conclusion p. 8
• Adjusting Railway Rates to National Purposes (Department of Railways) p. 10
• Assisting in Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in China—The Work of the Japanese Soldiers of Peace— (Press Section, War Department) p. 17
• The Trend of Post Office Life Insurance—Maximum Amount of Policies is Raised to 700 Yen— (Board of Insurance) p. 23
• The Situation in China p. 27
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 27
• The Tatung-Puchow Railway Front p. 27
• The Shantung Front p. 29
• Clean-up Campaigns in Districts Southwest of Taiyüan, Shansi Province p. 31
• In Northwestern Shansi Province p. 33
• In Central Shansi Province p. 34
• In the Region Along the Northern Bank of the Yellow River p. 34
• On the Northern Bank of the Yangtze p. 36
• Clean-up Campaign in Central China p. 36
• Activities of the Japanese Military Air Forces p. 38
• Japanese Air Units in Central China p. 40
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 41
• The Naval Air Forces in Japan p. 41
• 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

• Our National Policy Remains Unchanged (Prince Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister) p. 1
• Tax Increase and Revision (Department of Finance) p. 4
• Emigration of Japanese Youths to the Continent (Department of Overseas Affairs) p. 12
• Trends in Labour Disputes in Japan (Department of Welfare) p. 18
• The Chinese Customs Question—Statement of the Japanese Government, Dated May 3, 1938— p. 25
• The Situation in China p. 27
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 27
• The Drive on Hsuchow p. 27
• With the Southern Forces p. 28
• Clean-up Campaign near Ningkuo and Hangchow p. 29
• The Suiyüan Front p. 29
• Activities of the Japanese Military Air Forces p. 31
• Clean-up Campaign North of the Yellow River p. 31
• Clean-up Campaign Against Communist Forces p. 35
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 39
• The Naval Air Force in China p. 39
• Chinese Losses in Aviation p. 44
• 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

Volume II (1938-1939)

• Converted Radicals in the Current Emergency (Department of Justice) p. 1
• The Battle of Hsuchow (Press Section, War Department) p. 8
• Gold Production Policy (Department of Commerce and Industry) p. 19
• Fabricated News as Chinese Strategy (Press Section, War Department) p. 26
• Fabrications Concerning Defeats of Japanese Forces p. 26
• Fabrications Concerning Activities of Air Forces p. 27
• Fabrications Concerning Inhuman Acts p. 28
• Fabrications Concerning Deaths of High Commanders p. 28
• Fabrications Concerning War Prisoners p. 29
• Fabrications Concerning Movements within Japan p. 29
• On the Anglo-Japanese Agreement concerning the Chinese Maritime Customs (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs) p. 31
• The Situation in China p. 36
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 36
• Aftermath of the Battle of Hsuchow p. 36
• The Northern Force in Southern Shantung p. 36
• The Northern Force in Western Shantung p. 37
• The Fall of Kaifeng p. 38
• Hwainan Railway is Occupied p. 39
• Activities of the Military Air Force p. 40
• The Shansi and Peking-Hankow Railway Fronts p. 40
• The Inner Mongolian Front p. 42
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 44
• Cooperation with the Army in the Battle of Hsuchow p. 44
• Occupation of Lienyunchiang p. 47
• Capture of Amoy Island p. 47
• Traffic on the Canton-Hankow Railway is Disrupted p. 48
• In Central and South China p. 50
• 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

• Price Control (Department of Commerce and Industry) p. 1
• An Appeal to the Nation—On the Occasion of the First Anniversary of the China Affair— (Prince Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister) p. 5
• Health Insurance for Industrial Workers (Board of Insurance) p. 9
• The China Affair in Review p. 15
• 1. Achievements of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 15
• The Chahar Campaign p. 15
• The Drives along the Peking-Hankow and Tientsin-Pukow Railways p. 15
• The Shansi Campaign p. 16
• Pacification of the Area North of the Yellow River p. 17
• The Campaign in Central China p. 17
• The Battle of Hsuchow p. 18
• Losses of the Enemy p. 19
• Spoils of War p. 19
• Occupied Area p. 20
• Rehabilitation in the Occupied Area p. 20
• Comparisons of War Fronts p. 21
• Conclusion p. 21
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Navy (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 22
• Securing Command of the Seas p. 22
• Activities of the Marine Force p. 23
• Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 24
• Suspension of Traffic to Chinese Vessels p. 24
• Opening a Waterway in the Yangtze River p. 25
• Occupation of Important Points p. 26
• Cooperation with the Army p. 26
• 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
• The Situation in China p. 34
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 34
• The Fowning Sector p. 35
• Along the Yangtze River p. 35
• Reduction of Kiukiang p. 35
• The Kiukiang Front p. 36
• The Taihu, Susung and Hangmei Fronts p. 36
• South of the Yellow River p. 37
• The Shansi Front p. 37
• The Mongolian Front p. 38
• Activities of the Military Air Force p. 39
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 40
• Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 40
• The Drive on Hankow p. 45
• Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister’s Cabinet) p. 48
• Organization of the Parliamentary Institutions Investigation Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 411; June 10, 1938)
• Organization of the Commission on Unemployment (Imperial Ordinance No. 507; July 16, 1938)
• Parcel Post Agreement between Japan and the United States of America (Treaty No. 3; June 27, 1938)

• Chinese Communists and the China Affair (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs) p. 1
• Present Unemployment (Department of Welfare) p. 9
• Police Activities in the Present Emergency (Department of Home Affairs) p. 14
• Readjustment of Rural Debts (Department of Agriculture and Forestry) p. 21
• Japanese Publications under the China Affair (Department of Home Affairs) p. 27
• Political Map of Central China p. 30
• The Situation in China p. 32
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Press Section, War Department) p. 32
• THE FRONT NORTH OF THE YANGTZE p. 32
• From Hwangmei and Chienshan to Kwangtsi p. 32
• From Luchow (Hofei) to Liuan and Kushih p. 33
• From Shucheng to Shangcheng p. 34
• THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE YANGTZE p. 35
• Kiukiang and West of Kiukiang p. 35
• The Area West of Lake Poyang p. 37
• The Western Base of the Lushan Mountain Range p. 37
• The Shansi Front p. 38
• The Northern Honan Front p. 38
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 39
• The Japanese Naval Force on the Yangtze p. 46
• Documents concerning the Invitation of the League of Nations p. 47
• I. The Telegram Sent by the League to the Imperial Government on September 19, 1938 p. 47
• II. The Reply p. 47
• 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

• The Military Significance of the Battle for Hankow (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 1
• Broadcasting in the Current Emergency (Department of Communications) p. 5
• The Store Law (Department of Welfare) p. 11
• Development of New Regimes in China (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs) p. 17
• Supervision of Physical Strength (Bureau of Physical Strength, Department of Welfare) p. 22
• The Situation in China p. 25
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 25
• THE FRONT NORTH OF THE YANGTZE p. 25
• The Kushih, Kwangchow and Loshan Sectors p. 25
• The Fukinshan and Shangcheng Sectors p. 27
• The Kwangtsi, Hwangmei and Tienkiachen Sectors p. 29
• The Juichang and Yanghsin Sectors p. 30
• The Siushui and Joki Sectors p. 32
• Aikow Sector p. 32
• THE NORTH CHINA FRONT p. 33
• The Shansi Sector p. 33
• The Menghsien Sector p. 33
• The New Yellow River Sector p. 34
• ACTIVITIES OF THE MILITARY AIR FORCE p. 34
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 35
• The Japanese Naval Air Force in China p. 36
• 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

• The Programme for Economic Development of China (Board of Planning) p. 1
• A Report concerning Collective Emigration to Manchoukuo (Department of Overseas Affairs) p. 7
• Some Legislative Measures Assisting Changes in Occupations (Department of Commerce and Industry) p. 12
• The Statement of the Japanese Government concerning the Future of China and an Address by the Prime Minister Regarding This Statement p. 16
• The Situation in China p. 21
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 21
• THE CENTRAL CHINA FRONT p. 24
• The Sinyang Sector p. 24
• The Shawo Sector p. 26
• The Hsintien Sector p. 27
• From Tienkiachen to Wuchang p. 27
• From Kwangtsi to Hankow p. 28
• THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE YANGTZE p. 29
• From Yanghsin to the Canton-Hankow Railway p. 29
• From Aikowchieh to Teian p. 30
• THE SOUTH CHINA FRONT p. 31
• THE NORTH CHINA FRONT p. 34
• The Shansi Sector p. 35
• The Peking-Hankow Railway Sector p. 35
• The Inner Mongolian Sector p. 36
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 37
• The Naval Force on the Yangtze p. 38
• The Naval Air Force in China p. 39
• Documents p. 46
• I. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, October 28, 1938 p. 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, 1938 p. 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)

• Japan's Foreign Trade in 1938 (Bureau of Foreign Trade) p. 1
• Student Labour in the Summer of 1938 (Department of Education) p. 10
• The Programme for Economic Development of China II (Board of Planning) p. 15
• A Table of the Wartime Economic Structure p. 25
• Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between Japan and Germany and Statements of the Foreign Office p. 28
• Concerning American Rights and Interests in China—The American Note and Japan's Reply— p. 32
• The Situation in China p. 40
• 1. Advance of the Imperial Army (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 40
• CENTRAL CHINA p. 40
• The Front North of the Yangtze River p. 40
• The Lotien Sector p. 40
• The Wushih Sector p. 40
• The Front South of the Yangtze River p. 41
• The Front West of the Peking-Hankow Railway p. 41
• SOUTH CHINA p. 42
• The Canton Front p. 42
• The Canton-Kowloon Railway Front p. 42
• The Samshui Front p. 43
• The Tsengshing Front p. 43
• NORTH CHINA p. 43
• The Wutai Front p. 43
• The Ningwu Front p. 44
• The Peking-Paotow Railway Front p. 44
• The Southern Shansi Front p. 44
• The Peking-Hankow Railway Front p. 45
• The Peking and Tientsin Front p. 45
• The Shantung Front p. 46
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 47
• RESULTS OF MAJOR AIR COMBATS p. 48
• COMPARATIVE SINO-JAPANESE LOSSES OF AEROPLANES p. 48
• River Warfare p. 48
• Activities of Landing Parties p. 49
• Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet) p. 50
• 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

• The Growth of Post Office Life Insurance (Board of Insurance) p. 1
• The China Affairs Board (Bureau of Information, Prime Minister’s Department) p. 5
• War and the Supply of Food (Department of Agriculture and Forestry) p. 7
• The Situation in China p. 11
• 1. Achievements of the Imperial Army During the Latter Half of 1938 (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 11
• The Changkufeng Incident p. 11
• The Canton Campaign p. 13
• The Battle for Hankow p. 14
• Military Achievements Summarized p. 15
• (A LIST OF JAPANESE BOOTY) p. 16
• Comparison of Fronts p. 18
• On the Home Front p. 18
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Navy in Review (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 19
• Naval Operations on the Yangtze River p. 19
• The South China Campaign p. 21
• Operations up the Pearl River p. 22
• Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 22
• 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

• Registration of Vocational Abilities (Department of Welfare) p. 1
• Fishery Disputes in the Northern Seas (Department of Agriculture and Forestry) p. 8
• The Hainan Campaign (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 14
• Invocation of the National General Mobilization Law (Board of Planning) p. 20
• Gramophone Records as Affected by the Current Emergency (Department of Home Affairs) p. 22
• The 74th Session of the Imperial Diet—Ministerial Addresses of January 21, 1939— p. 27
• Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman—Regarding the Participation of Manchoukuo and Hungary in the Anti-Comintern Agreement— p. 45
• Laws and Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet) p. 46
• Ordinance Concerning Operation of the Agricultural Insurance Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 782; December 28, 1938) p. 46
• Amendments to the Organization of Temporary Personnel in the Kwantung Province Bureau (Imperial Ordinance No. 792; December 28, 1938) p. 46
• Ordinance Concerning Custody and Observation of Ideological Offenders in Kwantung Province (Imperial Ordinance No. 793; December 28, 1938) p. 46
• Organization of the Kwantung Custody and Observation Office (Imperial Ordinance No. 794; December 28, 1938) p. 46
• Organization of the Kwantung Custody and Observation Investigation Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 795; December 28, 1938) p. 46
• Amendments to Ordinance Concerning Rank and Salary of Senior Civil Officials (Imperial Ordinance No. 796; December 28, 1938) p. 46
• Ordinance Concerning Declaration of Vocational Abilities of the Nation (Imperial Ordinance No. 5; January 7, 1939) p. 47
• Amendments to the Organization of the Hokkaido Prefectural Office (Imperial Ordinance No. 6; January 7, 1939) p. 47
• Amendments to the Organization of the Prefectural Offices (Imperial Ordinance No. 7; January 7, 1939) p. 47
• Amendments to Ordinances Concerning the Temporary Personnel in the Prefectural Offices (Imperial Ordinance No. 8; January 7, 1939) p. 47

• Proposed Legislation for Control of Religious Organizations (Department of Education) p. 1
• War and Medicine—The Treatment of Wounded in the Present Conflict in China— (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 7
• An Outline of the Tax Increase Bills (Department of Finance) p. 19
• Improvement of Horses (Bureau of Horse Administration) p. 27
• The Situation in China p. 33
• 1. The Haichow and Han River Campaigns (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 33
• —THE HAICHOW AND HAN RIVER CAMPAIGNS— p. 33
• Along the Han River p. 35
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Forces (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 37
• The Naval Air Force p. 37
• The Work of the National Health Insurance Associations (Board of Insurance) p. 41
• Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister’s Cabinet) p. 44
• 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

• Production and Distribution of Rice (Department of Agriculture and Forestry) p. 1
• Legislative and Budgetary Measures as Approved by the 74th Diet (Bureau of Information, Prime Minister's Department) p. 6
• A System for Arbitration of Domestic Disputes (Department of Justice) p. 10
• Health Insurance for the Salaried Classes (Board of Insurance) p. 20
• Protection and Discipline of Juvenile Delinquents (Department of Justice) p. 25
• The Situation in China p. 27
• 1. The Imperial Army in the Nanchang Campaign (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 27
• Progress of the Campaign p. 27
• The Hangchow Sector p. 30
• Significance of the Nanchang Campaign p. 30
• THE NANCHANG CAMPAIGN p. 31
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Forces (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 32
• The Campaign in Northern Kiangsu Province p. 32
• The Hainan Campaign p. 33
• Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 34
• Statement Issued by the Foreign Office Information Bureau—Concerning the Negotiations on the Fishery Question between Japan and the Soviet Union— p. 37
• Statements by the Foreign Office p. 37
• —Concerning the Conclusion of the Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between Japan and Italy— p. 40
• —Regarding the Participation of Spain in the Anti-Comintern Agreement— p. 42
• An Ordinance and Treaties Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet) p. 43
• Ordinance Revising the Ordinance Concerning the Price Commission (Imperial Ordinance No. 36; March 1, 1939)
• Protocol Concerning the Participation of Manchoukuo in the Agreement against the Communist International (Treaty No. 1; March 2, 1939)
• Protocol Concerning the Participation of Hungary in the Agreement against the Communist International (Treaty No. 2; March 2, 1939)

• Progress of Economic Construction in Manchoukuo (Board of Manchurian Affairs) p. 1
• Revision of the Military Service Law (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 9
• The National Electric Power Policy in Operation (The Electricity Board) p. 15
• Current Labour Measures (Department of Welfare) p. 17
• Concerning National Spiritual Mobilization (Bureau of Information, Prime Minister's Department) p. 27
• The Situation in China p. 30
• 1. The Chinese "April Offensive" Is Defeated (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 30
• —THE CHINESE “ APRIL OFFENSIVE ” IS DEFEATED— p. 30
• The Situation on Various Fronts p. 32
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Forces (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 35
• Progress of the Hainan Campaign p. 35
• Naval Operations in Inland Waters p. 36
• Activities of the Landing Parties in North China p. 37
• Statements Concerning the Late Ambassador Saito p. 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, 1939 p. 39
• II. Response of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Remarks of Captain Richmond K. Turner, U.S.N., April 24, 1939 p. 40
• III. Address of the American Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Clark Grew, at the Funeral of Hiroshi Saito at the Honganji, Tokyo, April 14, 1939 p. 40
• Oral Representation—Regarding the Question of the Settlement in Shanghai— p. 42
• Ordinances Recently Promulgated (Prime Minister's Cabinet) p. 44
• 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

Volume III (1939-1940)

• Problem of Labour Power in Rural Communities (Department of Agriculture and Forestry) p. 1
• New Disturbances on the Manchoukuo Frontier (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 9
• 1. The Nomonhan Incident p. 9
• 2. The Outer-Mongolian Army p. 9
• Utilization of Grass (Research Department, Military Veterinary School) p. 19
• Peace and Order in the Japanese Occupied Areas of China (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 24
• Chinese Guerilla Tactics p. 24
• North China p. 26
• Inner Mongolia p. 26
• Shansi Province p. 27
• Hopeh and Honan Provinces p. 29
• Shantung Province, Haichow, Hsuchow and Kaifeng p. 30
• Central China p. 30
• South China p. 31
• Further Enlightenment on the Significance of the Current Emergency (Bureau of Information, Prime Minister's Department) p. 32
• The Enlightenment Programme p. 32
• Points To Be Emphasized p. 32
• 1. Significance of the Task of Constructing a New East Asia and the Mission of Japan p. 32
• 2. Essential Nature of the China Affair p. 33
• 3. Developments in International Relations and the Determination of Japan p. 34
• 4. Execution of the Programme for Long-term Construction and Repletion of National Strength p. 34
• Methods To Be Employed p. 34
• 1. Acquainting the People with New Developments and Governmental Measures p. 34
• 2. Eliminating Undesirable Conditions and Fostering the Spirit of Tension p. 35
• Cautions To Be Observed p. 35
• The Situation in China p. 36
• 1. Summary of Japanese Military Gains (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 36
• Japanese Occupied Area in China p. 36
• COMPARATIVE SINO-JAPANESE LOSSES p. 36
• ARMS AND WAR MATERIALS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE UP TO THE END OF APRIL, 1939 p. 37
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Forces (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 39
• Air Force in Action p. 39
• South China p. 31
• Central China p. 30
• North China p. 26
• Activities of the Japanese Warships p. 42
• Activities of the Japanese Landing Parties p. 42
• Naval Achievements p. 43
• Statements by the Foreign Office Spokesman p. 44
• 1. Regarding the Treaty of Friendship and Alliance between Italy and Germany p. 44
• 2. Concerning the Agreement on Cultural Cooperation between Japan and Italy p. 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

• British Concession Issue at Tientsin (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 1
• Trend of Reading (The Imperial Library) p. 7
• Chronological Table of Important Events in Asiatic History (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 13
• Sustenance of Labour Power in Industries (Department of Welfare) p. 16
• The Situation in China p. 23
• 1. Activities of the Japanese Military Forces (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 23
• Occupation of Swatow and Chaochow p. 23
• Occupation of Chaochow p. 35
• Losses of Soviet and Outer Mongolian Planes p. 24
• Clean-up Campaigns in Southern Shantung Province p. 25
• Results of the Clean-up Campaign p. 26
• Movement of the Soviet-Mongol Forces Since May p. 26
• Japanese Punitive Expedition p. 27
• Popular Contributions to the War Fund p. 28
• 2. Role of the Imperial Navy in the China Affair (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 30
• Command of the Sea p. 30
• Blockade Forces at Work p. 31
• Command of Inland Waters p. 32
• Naval Units on the Yangtze p. 32
• Japanese Naval Forces on the Pearl River p. 33
• Activities of the Landing Parties p. 33
• Activities of the Naval Air Force p. 34
• The Swatow Campaign p. 34
• Occupation of Chaochow p. 35
• Blockade of Wenchow and Foochow p. 36
• Statements by the Foreign Office Spokesman p. 38
• 1. Concerning Trade Relations between Japan and Australia p. 38
• 2. Concerning the Adjustment of Trade Relations between Japan and Venezuela p. 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)

• Soviet Oppression Against Japanese Rights and Interests (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs) p. 89
• Institute of Public Health (Department of Welfare) p. 94
• Growth of Postal Savings Deposits (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 100
• Calling Civilians to National Services (Department of Welfare) p. 102
• Improvements in the Post Office Annuity System (Board of Insurance) p. 109
• Documents p. 115
• I. Announcement of the Foreign Office, July 24, 1939 p. 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, 1939 p. 115
• III. Statement of the Foreign Office, July 29, 1939 p. 116
• IV. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman Concerning the Initialling of the Japanese-German Trade Agreement, July 29, 1939 p. 116
• V. Statement of the Foreign Office, August 21, 1939 p. 117
• The Situation in China p. 119
• 1. Activities of the Japanese Military Forces in China and Manchoukuo (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 119
• The Luan Campaign p. 119
• Enemy Movements p. 119
• Progress of the Campaign p. 119
• Strained Japanese-Soviet Relations p. 120
• Outer Mongolian Provocations p. 121
• Development of the Nomonhan Incident p. 121
• Situation in Other Sectors p. 123
• Results of the Nomonhan Incident p. 123
• 2. Forces of the Imperial Navy in Action (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 124
• Extension of Naval Blockade p. 124
• Second Anniversary of the Shanghai Campaign p. 127
• Lesson of the Shanghai Campaign p. 128
• Development of the Naval and Military Operations p. 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

• Motion Pictures in Japan (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 133
• Shipping in the Current Emergency (Department of Communications) p. 143
• Institute for Testing Vocational Abilities (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 151
• Civil Aviation in Japan (Board of Aviation) p. 155
• Documents p. 162
• 1. Statement of the Prime Minister p. 162
• 2. Statement of the Government Concerning National Policies p. 162
• 3. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman p. 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
• The Situation in China p. 203
• 1. Activities of the Japanese Military Forces (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 203
• The Hunan Campaign p. 203
• The Koan Sector p. 203
• The Tungting Lake Sector p. 204
• The Tungcheng Sector p. 204
• North China p. 205
• Central China p. 205
• South China p. 206
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Air Force (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 207

• 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
• The Situation in China p. 244
• Activities of the Imperial Naval Forces on Lake Tungting (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 244

• 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 Rent p. 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
• The Situation in China p. 281
• 1. Activities of the Japanese Military Forces (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 281
• A Fresh Campaign Near Pakhoi p. 281
• Movements of the Chinese Troops p. 281
• An Outline of the Development of Operations p. 282
• Results of the Campaign p. 282
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Forces (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 284
• Surprise Landing Near Pakhoi p. 284
• The Pakhoi Incident Recalled p. 285

• Address of Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai—Broadcast Following His Investiture as Prime Minister, on January 16, 1940— p. 287
• State Supervision of Physical Strength (Department of Welfare) p. 288
• Organizing Small Industries (Department of Commerce and Industry) p. 293
• What the Men at the Front Think (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 297
• Current Housing Problem (Department of Welfare) p. 302
• Concerning the Japanese-Soviet Fishery Convention—Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, January 13, 1940— p. 306
• Ordinance Pertaining to Temporary Measures concerning Wages p. 308
• Ordinances and a Treaty Recently Promulgated (Secretariate of the Cabinet) p. 317
• Organization of the Commission for Control of Labour (Imperial Ordinance No. 779; November 20, 1939) p. 317
• Ordinance Pertaining to Training of Mariners (Imperial Ordinance No. 780; November 21, 1939) p. 317
• Ordinance Pertaining to Operation of Ship-Building Law (Imperial Ordinance No. 800; November 29, 1939) p. 317
• Organization of the Commission on the Domestic Affairs Court (Imperial Ordinance No. 815; December 6, 1939) p. 317
• Imperial Ordinance Pertaining to Control of Farm Rents (Imperial Ordinance No. 823; December 6, 1939) p. 318
• Agreement for the Operation of Air Services between Japan and Thailand (Treaty No. 6; December 6, 1939) p. 318
• The Situation in China p. 319
• 1. Activities of the Japanese Military Forces (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 319
• The Chinese “ Winter Offensive ” p. 319
• 1. The Front North of the Yangtze p. 319
• 2. The Front South of the Yangtze p. 319
• 3. The North China Front p. 320
• 4. The Inner Mongolia Front p. 320
• 5. The South China Front p. 320
• The Kwangsi Campaign p. 320
• 1. The Nanning Sector p. 321
• 2. The Yamchow Sector p. 321
• 3. The Lungchow Sector p. 321
• 2. Japanese Naval Operations in the Third Year of the China Affair (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 323
• Tightening of the Blockade p. 323
• Hainan Campaign p. 323
• The Clean-up Campaign in Haichow and Hwaiyin Districts p. 323
• Nanchang Campaign p. 324
• Swatow Campaign p. 324
• Occupation of the Chusan Islands p. 324
• The Siangkiang Campaign p. 324
• The Clean-up Campaign in the Kaoyu Lake District p. 324
• The Drive on Chungshanhsien p. 324
• Safeguarding of the Waterways on the Yangtze and Pearl Rivers p. 324
• The Nanning Campaign p. 324
• Attacks on the Arms-supply Routes in Kwangsi Province p. 324
• Attacks on Hinterland Points p. 324

• The National School System (Department of Education) p. 327
• Budget Estimate for the 1940-41 Fiscal Year (Department of Finance) p. 333
• The 75th Session of the Imperial Diet—Ministerial Addresses of February 1, 1940— p. 342
• Documents concerning the Asama Maru Case p. 356
• 1. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, Dated January 22, 1940 p. 356
• 2. Explanation of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, made before the Imperial Diet on February 6, 1940 p. 356
• 3. Note of Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo, to Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dated January 27, 1940 p. 356
• 4. Note of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo, Dated February 1, 1940 p. 356
• 5. Note of Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo, to Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dated February 1, 1940 p. 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
• The Situation in China p. 371
• 1. Results of the Military Operations in the 12 Months following the Fall of Hankow (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 371
• Activities of the Military Air Force p. 372
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Air Force (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 374

• Seasonal Day-Nurseries under Imperial Patronage (Bureau of Social Affairs, Department of Welfare) p. 375
• Concerning Mr. Wang Ching-Wei’s Declaration of March 12, 1940—Statement of the Prime Minister, Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, Dated March 13, 1940— p. 379
• Armed Strength of the Chungking Regime (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 382
• Trend of Japanese Industry (Department of Commerce and Industry) p. 386
• Increase of Savings p. 392
• The China Affair and World Developments from November, 1938 to December, 1939—Reviewed in Chronological Order— (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 393
• Concerning the Japanese-Netherlands Arbitration Treaty—Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, February 12, 1940— p. 402
• Ordinance Pertaining to Temporary Measures concerning Remunerations of Salaried Employees of Corporations p. 403
• The Situation in China p. 412
• 1. Activities of the Japanese Military Forces (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 412
• The Nanning Campaign p. 412
• Movements of the Chinese troops and Topography of the Nanning area p. 412
• Development of the Campaign p. 412
• Results of the Campaign p. 414
• The Clean-up Campaign West of Paotow p. 413
• General Situation p. 413
• Progress of the Campaign p. 414
• In Shantung Peninsula p. 413
• General Situation p. 413
• Movements of the Chinese Troops p. 414
• Progress of the Campaign p. 414
• Results of the Campaign p. 414
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Forces (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 415
• Active Part Played by the Naval Force in the Clean-up Campaign in Eastern Shantung Province p. 415

• Statement of the Japanese Government, Dated March 30, 1940 p. 417
• Wang Ching-Wei and the New Chinese Government (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 419
• Agricultural Side-Lines in the Current Emergency (Department of Agriculture and Forestry) p. 425
• Restrictions on the Employment of Young and Juvenile Workers (Department of Welfare) p. 430
• Current Trend of Government Railways (Department of Railways) p. 438
• Legislative and Budgetary Measures as Approved by the 75th Diet (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 442
• Temporary Allowances for Workpeople (Department of Welfare) p. 446
• On the Question of the Netherlands East Indies p. 448
• 1. Reply of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Newspapermen, April 15, 1940 p. 448
• 2. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, April 18, 1940 p. 448
• The China Affair and World Developments from November, 1938 to December, 1939 (II) (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 450
• The Situation in China p. 458
• Clean-Up Campaign in the Wuyuan Sector (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 458
• CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN IN THE WUYUAN SECTOR p. 458

• 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 Indies p. 486
• 1. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, May 11, 1940 p. 486
• 2. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, May 13, 1940 p. 486
• 3. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, May 15, 1940 p. 487
• 4. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, May 16, 1940 p. 487
• Results of the Campaign during March, 1940 (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 488
• Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Japan and Uruguay p. 490
• Income Tax Law (Chapter I) p. 493

Volume IV (1940-1941)

• Restoration of the Great Northern Telegraph Company's Right of Business (Department of Communications) p. 1
• Social Legislation for Salaried Employees and Mariners (Board of Insurance) p. 8
• Low Prices and Control of Profits (Intendance Bureau, War Department) p. 12
• A Twelve-Thousand-Million Savings Campaign (National Savings Encouragement Bureau) p. 19
• Documents p. 24
• Concerning the Maintenance of the Status Quo of the Netherlands East Indies p. 24
• Concerning the Delivery to the Italian Prime Minister of a Message from the Japanese Prime Minister p. 24
• Concerning the Precise Demarcation of the Nomonhan Area p. 25
• Concerning the Treaty between Japan and Thailand p. 26
• Concerning the Bombing of Chungking p. 27
• On the Settlement of the Question Pertaining to the British and French Concessions in Tientsin p. 28
• Concerning Transportation through French Indo-China p. 30
• The Situation in China p. 31
• The Han River Campaign (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 31
• Activities of the Japanese Naval Air Force in China (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 33
• Income Tax Law (Chapter II) p. 34
• Meal Service for Underprivileged School Children (Department of Education) p. 57

• Address of Prince Fumimaro Konoe—Broadcast on July 23, 1940, the Day Following His Investiture as Prime Minister— p. 41
• Japan and Thailand (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs) p. 48
• Meal Service for Undernourished School Children p. 57
• French Indo-China (Bureau of Information, Department of Foreign Affairs) p. 61
• French Indo-China and Chungking Regime (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 67
• Manchoukuo Today p. 71
• Documents p. 78
• 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 Philippines p. 80
• Concerning the Japanese-Netherlands Negotiations p. 80
• Concerning the Prohibition of Transportation of War Materials through Burma and Hongkong in Aid of the Chiang Kai-shek Regime p. 81
• The Situation in China p. 82
• Development of the Campaign West of the Han River (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 82
• Activities of the Naval Air Force (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 83
• Income Tax Law (Chapter III) p. 85

• On Fundamental National Policies—Announcement by the Japanese Government, August 1, 1940— p. 89
• Interior of China under the Chungking Regime (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 92
• Labour Mobilization Programme for 1940 (Board of Planning) p. 97
• Concerning the 1940 Census (Cabinet Bureau of Statistics) p. 102
• Programme for Materials Mobilization for 1940 (Board of Planning) p. 107
• Readjusting Functions of Two Government Departments (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 112
• Concerning Japan's Foreign Policy—Statement of Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, August 1, 1940— p. 118
• The Situation in China p. 119
• Comprehensive Results of the Japanese Military Operations (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 119
• At Shanghai Three Years Ago (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 120
• Tightening of the Blockade against Central and South China (Publicity Bureau, Navy Department) p. 121
• Income Tax Law (Chapters IV and V) p. 125

• 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
• Income Tax Law (Chapters VI, VII and VIII) p. 166

• Imperial Rescript p. 173
• Confronting the Crisis (Prince Fumimaro Konoe, Prime Minister) p. 174
• National Movement for Assisting the Throne (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 177
• Basic Principle Governing the Movement p. 177
• A New Order in Greater East Asia and in the World p. 178
• National Defence Structure p. 179
• Association for Assisting the Throne p. 181
• Not a Single-Party Movement p. 183
• Organization of the Association p. 183
• Concerning the Three-Power Pact p. 193
• 1. Summary of the Three-Power Pact between Japan, Germany and Italy, Signed on September 27, 1940, at Berlin p. 193
• 2. Message of the Prime Minister p. 193
• 3. Radio Address by Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Delivered on September 27, 1940 p. 193
• Industrial Reconstruction in China (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 198
• Celebration of the 2,600th Anniversary of the Founding of the Empire (Cabinet Information Bureau) p. 204
• Statement Concerning the Conclusion of the Japanese-Brazilian Cultural Treaty, Issued on September 24, 1940 p. 206
• Statement Concerning the Return of the Special Envoy, Mr. Ichizo Kobayashi, to Japan, Issued on October 21, 1940 p. 206
• Income Tax Law (Chapter IX and Supplementary Provisions) p. 207

• 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
• Documents p. 245
• I. Statement of Foreign Office Spokesman, Concerning the Abrogation of the Convention for the Protection of Fur Seals, Issued on October 23, 1940 p. 245
• II. Statement of Foreign Office Spokesman, Concerning Greek Ships with Cargo for Japan, Issued on November 4, 1940 p. 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, 1940 p. 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, 1940 p. 246
• V. Announcement by the Foreign Office Information Bureau, on November 15, 1940 p. 247
• VI. Statement of the Foreign Office Spokesman, Concerning the Participation of Hungary in the Japanese-German-Italian Pact, Issued on November 30, 1940 p. 248
• The Situation in China (Bureau of Information, War Department) p. 249
• Juristic Person Tax Law (Articles 1–16) p. 252

• 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 China p. 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
• Statements of the Foreign Office Spokesman p. 295
• Concerning the Participation by Rumania in the Three-Power Pact, Issued on November 23, 1940 p. 295
• Concerning the Participation by Slovakia in the Three-Power Pact, Issued on November 24, 1940 p. 295
• Juristic Person Tax Law (Continued) p. 296

• Japan's Foreign Relations in 1940 (Department of Foreign Affairs) p. 303
• On the New Economic Structure (Board of Planning) p. 310
• Fifty Years of the Imperial Diet (Secretariate of the House of Representatives) p. 317
• New Measures for Control of Land and House Rent (Department of Welfare) p. 320
• Concerning Japanese-American Relations p. 330
• a. Address of Mr. Joseph C. Grew, U.S. Ambassador, at the Japan-America Society Luncheon, December 19, 1940 p. 330
• b. Address of Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Foreign Minister, at the Japan-America Society Luncheon, December 19, 1940 p. 330
• c. Address of Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Ambassador to the United States, at the Japan-America Society Luncheon, December 19, 1940 p. 334
• Concerning the Exchange of Ratifications of the Japanese-Thai Treaty p. 336
• —Statement of the President of the Board of Information, December 24, 1940— p. 336
• Special Juristic Persons Tax Law p. 338

• 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-China p. 383
• 1. Announcement by the Board of Information on January 24, 1941 p. 382
• 2. Announcement by the Board of Information on January 29, 1941 p. 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, 1941 p. 384
• 4. Inaugural Speech by Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, at the First Plenary Session of the Mediation Conference in Tokyo, February 7, 1941 p. 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

• From Employment Exchange to Vocational Guidance (Department of Welfare) p. 387
• Field Service Code (Chapters II, III & Conclusion) p. 392
• Third Report on the Colonization of the Continent (Bureau of Northern Affairs, Department of Overseas Affairs) p. 396
• Japan and Argentina p. 402
• Organization of Neighbours in Taiwan (Bureau of Information, Government-General of Taiwan) p. 406
• History of the System p. 406
• Functions of the System p. 407
• Organization of Ho-Ko p. 408
• Ho-Ko in Operation p. 409
• Functions of Chiefs of Ho and Ko p. 410
• Supervision over Ho-Ko p. 411
• Workmen's Annuity Insurance p. 412
• Concerning the Conclusion of the Mediation of the Thai-French Indo-China Border Dispute p. 417
• 1. Foreign Minister's Greeting Immediately Preceding the Signing of the Document at the Second Formal Meeting Held on March 11, 1941 p. 417
• 2. Joint Communiqué by Japan, France and Thailand Issued by the Board of Information on March 11, 1941 p. 417
• 3. Address of the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, at the Second Formal Meeting of the Mediation Conference on March 11, 1941 p. 419
• 4. Statement of the Foreign Office Issued on March 11, 1941 p. 419
• 5. Letter of the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Addressed to the French Plenipotentiary, M. Charles Arsène-Henry p. 422
• 6. Letter of the French Plenipotentiary, M. Charles Arsène-Henry, Addressed to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka p. 423
• 7. Letter of the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, Addressed to the Thai Plenipotentiary, His Serene Highness Prince Vanvaidyakara Varavarn p. 424
• 8. Letter of the Thai Plenipotentiary, His Serene Highness Prince Vanvaidyakara Varavarn, Addressed to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka p. 425
• Concerning the Trip to Europe of the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka—Announcement by the Foreign Office on March 11, 1941— p. 426
• Concerning the Understanding between Japan and Venezuela—Announcement by the Board of Information on March 18, 1941— p. 427

• Thai-French Indo-China Border Dispute and Japanese Mediation (Board of Information) p. 429
• Legislative and Budgetary Measures as Approved by the 76th Diet (Board of Information) p. 444
• To Strengthen the National General Mobilization Law (Board of Planning) p. 448
• Textbooks for the National School (Department of Education) p. 455
• National Defence Security Law (Department of Justice) p. 458
• Relieving Housing Shortage (Department of Welfare) p. 462
• Increased Production of Staple Foodstuffs (Department of Agriculture and Forestry) p. 467
• What Men at the Front Think p. 471
• 1. From A Soldier's Diary p. 471
• 2. A Song of Morn p. 479
• 3. Tears and Soldiers p. 480
• Concerning the Pact of Neutrality between Japan and the Soviet Union p. 483
• 1. Announcement by the Board of Information on April 13, 1941 p. 483
• 2. Statement of the Prime Minister, Prince Fumimaro Konoe, April 13, 1941 p. 484
• Concerning the Participation of Jugoslavia in the Three-Power Pact—Announcement by the Board of Information on March 25, 1941— p. 485

• Japanese-Soviet Neutrality Pact (Board of Information) p. 487
• Early History of Japanese Railways (I) (Board of Tourist Industry) p. 496
• Safeguarding Public Peace (Department of Justice) p. 505
• Reorganization of the Association for Assisting the Throne (Board of Information) p. 512
• To Strengthen the National General Mobilization Law (II) (Board of Planning) p. 517
• From Japanese Points of View p. 523
• Reorganization of Japanese Economy p. 525
• War and Culture p. 527
• A Brick Factory Girl p. 529
• Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, on His Recent Trip to Europe—Statement Published on his Arrival back in Tokyo on April 22, 1941— p. 537
• Concerning the Conclusion of the Japanese-French Indo-China Economic Negotiations p. 539
• 1. Announcement by the Board of Information on May 6, 1941 p. 539
• 2. Contents of the Convention and the Agreement p. 539
• Concerning the Signature of the Treaty of Peace between France and Thailand p. 541
• 1. Announcement by the Board of Information on May 9, 1941 p. 541
• 2. Contents of the Peace Treaty and Protocols Concerning Guaranty p. 542
• 3. Address of the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, on the Occasion of the Signature of the Treaty on May 9, 1941 p. 544

Volume V (1941-1942)

• Political Movements and the Student (Bureau of Educational Research, Department of Education) p. 1
• A National Stage and Screen (Board of Information) p. 7
• Japan's Population Exceeds a Hundred Million (Board of Information) p. 10
• Early History of Japanese Railways (II) (Board of Tourist Industry) p. 14
• To Strengthen the National General Mobilization Law (III) (Board of Planning) p. 19
• From Japanese Points of View p. 24
• Gendai-Indo-Ron (Contemporary India) p. 24
• Noro Koti (Noro Height) p. 24
• Situation in China p. 40
• 1. Recent Important Operations (Army Press Section, Imperial Headquarters) p. 40
• Terrain of Southern Shansi and Northern Honan Provinces p. 40
• Movements of Enemy Troops p. 41
• Development of the Operations p. 41
• Brilliant Results of the Campaign p. 42
• 2. Activities of the Imperial Naval Forces (Naval Press Section, Imperial Headquarters) p. 40
• Campaign North of the Yangtze River p. 43
• In the Chuki Sector p. 43
• In the Waichow Sector p. 43
• Documents p. 47
• 1. Concerning the Formal Recognition of Manchoukuo by the Bulgarian Government p. 47
• 2. Concerning the Exchange of Ratifications of the Treaty of Amity between Japan and Iran p. 47
• 3. Concerning the Foreign Minister's Statement Clarifying Japan's Foreign Policy p. 48
• 4. Concerning Recognition of the State of Croatia p. 48
• 5. Concerning the Trade Negotiations between Japan and the Soviet Union p. 49
• 6. Concerning the Visit of President Wang Ching-Wei of the National Government of China p. 49
• 7. Concerning the Participation of Croatia in the Three-Power Pact p. 50
• 8. Concerning the Demarcation, on the Spot, of the Frontier between Manchoukuo and Outer Mongolia p. 50
• 9. Concerning the Japanese-Netherlands East Indies Negotiations p. 51

• Cultural Relations between Japan and China (1861-1941) (Third Division, Board of Information) p. 55
• Tightening Exchange Control (Foreign Exchange Bureau, Department of Finance) p. 70
• Concerning Japan-China Collaboration p. 77
• 1. Joint Statement of Their Excellencies Prince Fumimaro Konoe and Mr. Wang Ching-Wei—Issued through the Board of Information on June 23, 1941— p. 77
• 2. Radio Address by Prime Minister, Prince Fumimaro Konoe—Broadcast on June 24, 1941— p. 78
• 3. Radio Address by Mr. Wang Ching-Wei, President of the Chinese Executive Yuan—Broadcast on June 24, 1941— p. 82
• National Savings in 1940-1941 Fiscal Year (National Savings Encouragement Bureau) p. 89
• From Japanese Points of View p. 91
• Introductory Studies on the Sino-Japanese Conflict p. 91
• Byoin Sen (Hospital Ship) p. 91
• Documents p. 108
• 1. Statement of Dr. Nobumi Ito, President of the Board of Information, on Recognition of the New National Government of China by Axis Powers p. 108
• 2. Statement of Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, on the World's Grave State of Emergency p. 108
• 3. New Cabinet under Prince Konoe p. 110

• A Study on the Birth-Rate (Institute for Research in the Population Problem) p. 113
• Joint Defence of French Indo-China (Board of Information) p. 122
• Reinforcing Japanese Forces in French Indo-China (Board of Information) p. 129
• Cultural Relations between Japan and China 1861-1941 (II) (Third Division, Board of Information) p. 132
• Counter Measures Against the Freezing of Japanese Assets (Department of Finance) p. 139
• Corporation Finance and Accounting under Efficient Control (Department of Finance) p. 144
• From Japanese Points of View p. 151
• 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-China p. 163
• Statements concerning the Elevation of the Japanese Legation in Thailand to the Status of Embassy p. 167

• North China Today (I) (Board of Information) p. 169
• Summary of the Basic Policy on Finance and Banking (Department of Finance) p. 178
• Past Relations between Japan and French Indo-China (Third Division, Board of Information) p. 186
• Adjustment of Traffic in Wartime (Department of Railways) p. 194
• From Japanese Points of View p. 199
• Seisi to Kakei (Surnames and Genealogy) p. 199
• Foreign Policy of Japan p. 205

• Japan's Early Contact with Thailand (Third Division, Board of Information) p. 267
• Emergency Educational Measures (Department of Education) p. 274
• The 77th Session of the Imperial Diet—Ministerial Addresses of November 17, 1941— p. 280
• The Situation in China p. 290
• 1. Recent Activities of the Japanese Military Forces (Army Press Section, Imperial Headquarters) p. 290
• Results of July Operations p. 290
• Rôle of War Plains p. 290
• North China Front p. 291
• 2. Naval Forces in Action (Navy Press Section, Imperial Headquarters) p. 295
• Central China Front p. 292
• South China Front p. 294
• Indo-China and Burma Road p. 294
• Naval Air Force p. 295
• Duties of Naval Craft p. 296
• From Japanese Points of View p. 299
• Satoh Shin-Yen (Critical Biography of an Agricultural Economist in the Tokugawa Period) p. 299
• Sinzitu Itiro (To Be True in All Things) p. 304
• Documents p. 315
• 1. Concerning the Japan-Portuguese Agreement on Aerial Service p. 315
• 2. Concerning the Unification of Japanese Administrative Organs in China p. 319
• 3. Concerning the Despatch of Ambassador Saburo Kurusu to the United States p. 319
• 4. Concerning the Disaster of the Kehi Maru p. 320

• Imperial Rescript p. 321
• 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, 1941 p. 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
• Documents p. 365
• 1. Concerning the Participation of the National Government of China in the Anti-Comintern Pact p. 365
• 2. Concerning the New Participants in the Anti-Comintern Pact p. 365
• 3. Concerning the Conclusion of the Protocol with Respect to the Extension of Validity of the Anti-Comintern Pact p. 365

• Aims of the Greater East Asian War—Address by General Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister— p. 419
• Principles Governing Cost-Taking in Manufacturing Industries (Board of Planning) p. 423
• Facilities for Foreign Students in Japan (Third Division, Board of Information) p. 428
• The 79th Session of the Imperial Diet—Ministerial Addresses of January 21, 1942— p. 433
• Control of Materials for Clothing (Department of Commerce and Industry) p. 451
• Concerning the Fall of Singapore—Remarks of the Spokesman of the Board of Information at Foreign Press Conference, Made on February 16, 1942— p. 457
• Chronicle of the Greater East Asian War p. 461