Tokyo, Oct. 11.
Decision of the Government to invoke Article VII of the national Mobilization Law to save rice met with the approval of the "Japan Times," local English language daily, today.
The application of the restrictions on rice polishing stipulated by law not only would reduce the consumption of the staple cereal but promote public health, according to an editorial published today. By polishing only 70 per cent. of the rice, the food;|not only '^is conserved but health-giving vitamins preserved, it pointed out.
"Another important factor in Japan's rice problem is the possibility of greater use of other cereals", the "Times" declared. "According to crop estimates by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the wheat crop in 46 prefectures of Japan Pro-
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per will reach 11,770,872 koku this year, an increase of 365 per cent. over last year."—Domei.
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