To point to the fact that the scientife attainments of Japan are Superior to those of China or that the educational level of Japan is. as high ax that of America and Europe sheer materialism, and by holding such views of, at least, by airing such Views, ttle will be accomplished In bringing Japan and China into friend inet Information Bureats its frst press confer one this mening. in the former Imverid Theatre building which now Muses the Bureau's offices.
Ishii, who was chief of the department of the Foreign before his assignment.
the Third Division of the and served with Consulate-General explained the work and of the new Information ME. Ishi! wid "some forty foreign correspaniients who. attended this morning's press conference. that would be acting spokesman on behalf Mr. Nobufumt Tle, President the organization who also officio spokesman of the mew. pub-Heity rou, Ju the absence of the The new Information Bureay, explained Mr. Ishii, has been set up in order to unify the various Informa: tion and publicity organizations which "hitherto have been under several government departments.
The Foreign Office, War, Navy. Home are represented in. the Information Board, Mr. Ito Ishii continued.
ial, said Mr. Ishii, the Bureaw sot ive divisions as: follows: Department. in charge of planning work on behalf of the new Bureay, prove—perhaps 80 oF 50 yenrs hence Meanwhile, a session of the Yoko-{hat we mean the thingy we saying ore} hama City Assembly on December 7. [pee which adopted an. opposition rosel Pasion Is wol regretted tu [mani relations. Yet many of our Depariment for internal affairs, De-oon eet gpa Burtinent for external affairs, the Dariment of press censorship. Dewwe earn reach a better Understanding am hoping—even praylng—that T"Syave of despaired of hope. that some day fu the not too distant future {we will xee our relations on a sounder hope a a way.
vision, don't see anything the Pacific over which we should fight, IE we fight it will be awfully Foolish of ux both."
Asked for Japan's altitude toward the possibility of American warships using. Singapore asa base, he said that "such an eventuality, even if hinted at, would immediately become serious, consideration on the part oF Japan, He added that at present he, had such eventuality In mind, "so 1 fam. not thinking about what should the done."
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