Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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The oldest tradition of all in Japan is the semi- worship of Fuji-san. This gigantic 12,397 foot symbol of Japan ' s heritage is a mecca for Japanese. To climb it once is the goal of most of Japan ' s 95,000,000 people and almost as many of Japan ' s tourists. the result is a nation . . .

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i 1 m Bli BB Bm Whatever the exact population of Japan is, that is the number of working Japanese. Unemployment, one of the biggest domestic problems in the U.S., is something unknown to Japan for over 30 years. Every day hundreds of people leave the rugged hfe of rural communities and move to the cities, and everyday they are accepted into the industrial work- ing force. After years of this the result is a boom- ing economy and not enough workers, either on the farms or in the factories. and 95 million people