NATURAL R-S30URCES OF JAPAN 

 (Revised Edition) 



TABLE OF C0NTKNT3 



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Section I Introduction 3 



Section II General Geography 4 



1. Definition and Position of Japan Proper 4 



2. Setting V ^ 



3. Surrounding Waters 6 



4. Area and Distances 8 



5. Relief 8 



6. Climatic Regions 9 



7. Vegetation 11 



8. Soils 14 



9. Political Divisions 18 



10. Population 20 



Section III Resources 23 



1. Agriculture 23 



2. Fisheries 27 



3. Forestry 30 



4. Minerals 38 



5. Wildlife 44 



Section IV Raw Materials and Japan's Peacetime Hconoray 45 



1. Japan's Road Back - To TOiat? 45 



2. Japan's Future Economy 45 



3. Potsdam Declaration 45 



4. Studies of Japan's Past Production and Trade 46 



5. Conclusions on Rehabilitation 51 



Section V Selected References 52 



1. Preliminary Statement 52 



2. Orientation 52 



3. Gazetteers and Maps 52 



4. General 53 



5. Terrain. . 54 



6. Climate 54 



> 7. Agriculture. 54 



8. Fisheries ■ 55 



9. Forestry 55 



10. Minerals 55 



