Tokyo, Apr. 1 No official confirmation has reached Close watch was being maintained the Japanese Government after recent resell causing. Japan Fesidents to withdraw from Panama, Although offelat reports regarding recent incidents against Japanese Panama have not yet been, received the Foreign Omee, it was indies that the Japanese Government has aod, to" make representations over the "anti-Japanese.alltude" of the 'Panamanian Government, It was Pointed out However. it was stated, these presentations have' #0." tat out evoked "Inaincere™ response, The resrlelions clamped down on Japanese In Panama were attributed in" informed quarters here to be of the instance of American authorities, view of reinforcement of Bana Canal defences since te outbreak of the European War.
reform bil passed in February Yegarding the press report by the Panama legislature. included that the Japanese "Ambassador London, Mr. Mamoru Shigemiteu was sections on" Assai, perticulary tion would be curtailed. sah apanese, whereby danarene contemplating flying to the European continent to meet Mr. Yosuke Mat 'The bill also provided for suoka. the Japanese Foreign Minister how visiting the European capitals Sere of Japanese' who without special permission Mr. Koh Ishii, deputy spokesman of and further restrictions inthe grant: the Information Board told fore ign] ing of commercial, Industrial and correspondents. loday,—Reuter, Tokyo Dailies on War in Balkans Tokyo, Apr. 2.
As the metropolitan. press devoted its entire front page to Balkan war developments which shared the spolight with the conclusion of the Soviet-Yugoslav non-aggression pact, newspapers editorially blamed Britain "spreading of the Ttalfan-Greek war to the entire: Balkans fitted in per= fectly with British plans, "The paper commented that British gains in Africa and ther naval superiority the Mediterranean, together with the Greek: successes, lad Jed to the pre= sent Yugoslav crisis, The influential "Nichi-Nichi" point ed out that Yugoslavia signed the tripartite pact on March 25, but on the next day "double-erossed the Axis." The paper added, "Regardless of how great the anti-German feeling among 2 section of the Yugoslav people, such 'a sudden change of policy could not have been effected on their own mie ative. "Yugoslavia's national strength and international position make such 1 change of attitude impossible.
The dally pointed out that the Brllish plan for'a Balkan war was aimest at casing attacks on abe British Isle, 'oF to prolong the war, The "Aswhi" voiced the question as to how well Yugoslavia would be able withstand German attacks with 05 per cent, of her territory. surrounded by the axis and actual ald from Brltain questionable, 'The Yugoslav-Soviet non-aggression pact, meanwhile, was considered of little importance' by the metropolitan press, The "Nichi-Nicht said that although the Soviet. move seems fo "give more ald, it actually "does not amount to the ald equal 10 one heavy artillery gun."—Domel.
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