As the rumblings of warfare recede farther inland from Shanghai the number of Japanese residents here is increasing rapidly, the "Shanghai Mainichi" stated yesterday.
The Japanese population of Shanghai now is almost half what it was at the start of the conflict, According to the census of July 1, total Japanese population of Shanghai was 26,612, including Formosans and Koreans, In December 4838 Japanese came to Shanghai; of these, 2,613 returned to reside in the Hongkew area, while 2225 went back to Japan.
During October, November and December 11,100 Japanese came here; 4720 returned to their homes, while the remainder were visitors who remained here for a short peri In January 5,000 Japanese residents came back to Shanghai from Japan. increasing the present total population to 12,333, the paper stated.
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