Tokyo, Sept. 18.
With the Japanese nation intensely "bomb conscious" afler reading of the effects of recent Nazi raids on London and British raids over Germany, an energetic study has been undertaken for the centralization of Tokyo by officials of the Home OMe, the Tokyo Prefecture, the Tokyo Municipality, the Army and the Metropolitan Police Board, it was revealed today.
At the first meeting of experts, which was held yesterday, it was understood that discussions were held a far-reaching plan by which the growth of Tokyo as a metropolis would be stopped while industrial, administrative and cultural establish: ments would be scattered in the suburbs of the capital.
The drastic plan also envisages a ban on the further drift of popula-ion from the country to Tokyo as well as the compulsory return to the entry of those persons already The scheme moreover provides for redrawing of the city plans with anti-aircraft defence as primary consideration. Open spaces will be created as well as underground "You scarcely know you're wearing it!"
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