Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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working towards a richer future . . . One of the major elements in the Japanese working force is women, be- cause the customs in Japan tend to prohibit early marriage. Therefore, men of all ages and virtually all women under 2fi or 27 must work. Buses, which in the U. S. are manned by just a driver, are here manned by a driver and a very talkative female guide (known in Japanese as a Gaido ). Department stores provide a girl by each escalator to aid customers in the dangerous task of catching a step. The number of women in such helpful jolw is unlimited. 89