READ CAREFULLY It Will Make The Year Book Worfh More To You General Division The book is divided into two major sections, namely, Japan and,' Manchoukuo. Complementing these sections are four appendices, viz., Who's Who, Business Directory, Bibliography and Learned and Social Institutions, in addition to a General Index. How the Parts Assist Each Other The parts, mentioned above are so arranged and edited as to permit comprehensive understanding of each independent of the others. The trained reader will find immediately, however, that each section can be made to complement the others considerably in a number of cases. For instance, given a specific subject either on Japan or Manchoukuo to review, the reader may look up the item; in the General Index. If there is any prominent person connected with the activity, his name may be found in the Who's Who. If the biography further mentions his affiliations with learned or social institutions, or com- panies, the standing of such may be found either in the Business Directory or in the appendix on Learned and Social Institutions. If there are books to be read on any line of affair of the two countries, the Bibliography will be found to contain the list of the latest authoritative works. This is only one of many ways in which the- sections, related as a unit, may help the reader in locating the important information on the two countries. Statistics There are approximately 1,200 tables in this book. The sources of the tables will be found at the end of the respective chapters in which they appear. The sign ". ." indicates that the figure is not available at the time of writing or that it is non-existent. The sign "-** indicates that the figure is either nil or negligible. Maps Several maps are supplemented to this issue. The large map of Japan, Manchoukuo, North and Central China contains some 4,000 place names, the spelling of which follow the form most in usage. There are also two railway maps, one of the railways in Manchoukuo and the other of China, an air service map of Japan, Manchoukuo and China, and a map of China showing the sphere of the Sino-Japanese hostilities. Identifying Chinese Characters In view of the existence of a large number of different Chinese characters of identical pronunciation, the Who's Who gives the cor- responding Chinese characters of the names entered of Japanese and Manchoukuoans. Descriptions of Leading Companies Effort has been directed in this issue to present a comprehensive picture of the position of the leading concerns in Japan and' Manchoukuo in the realm of finance, commerce and industry in view of their import- ance in the study of the economic fabric of the Japanese Empire. As an example, the position of the Taiwan Sugar Company is men- tioned in four different parts of this volume, viz. in the chapters on Foodstuff Industry and Trade, in the Business Directory and under4 Konzerns. By referring to the General Index and the Business Direc- tory Index information pertaining to the Company's production, numbsr of refineries, authorized capital, paid-up capital, amount of profit, dividend rate, movement of its stocks, directorate, date of establishment and address, etc. may be obtained. Advertisements Advertisers are representative of establishments of high standing, and their advertisements will be found in the pages preceding and follow- ing the contents of the book. Inquiries concerning our advertisers are welcomed, and will be attended to promptly.