Tokyo, July 15.
Japan's renunciation of the Olympic Games forms the chief item of news in all papers, the general reaction seeming to be one of depression since the government decision is interpreted as indicating that, the war will continue for a considerable period of time.
Except for the paper "Nishi Nishi Shimbum," which injects a note of criticism in its comments and recommends that Japan organize the ames regardless of cost because the prestige of the country was at stake, all papers show understanding and point out that the renunciation of the games was necessitated by the high costs and quantities of raw material required. Over 20,000 tons of fron as well as huge quantities of cement and wood would be necessary for the Olympic structures, it is stated, not to mention the man power for construction purposes. At the present time, it is declared, Japan could not dispense with one man or a single ton of iron for any purpose not connected with war—Trans-Ocean.
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