Tokyo, Feb. 8.
One hundred and fifty Japanese women and children of New York Japanese families will evacuate the United States shortly as a result of a decision by Japanese businessmen because of the imminent German spring offensive and the delicate Far Eastern situation, the "Asahi Shimbun" reported today.
The Japanese women and children would leave aboard the Tatsuta Maru and the Nitta Maru, which depart from San Francisco on March 27 and April 11, the "Asahi" said.
On account of slack business from the American anti-Japanese economic pressure, the South Manchurian Railway and Kanebo (biggest cotton spinning mills in Japan) have decided to close their New York Offices, the "Asahi" reported—United Press,
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