Never lose your cool: The Sixth instalment on the pioneer of Japan’s co-operative movement talks of dealing with the military at the end of world war II

Ando, Takatoshi (2000) Never lose your cool: The Sixth instalment on the pioneer of Japan’s co-operative movement talks of dealing with the military at the end of world war II. Samudra Report (26). pp. 51-53. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

By the end of 1944, the Japanese army was suffering great defeats in the South Pacific, but the military government controlled the media and did not allow the public to hear any such information. The army, in their desperation, made certain absurd demands, and I would here like to relate how I responded to such demands. A certain operation official—whom I will call K and who was with the Akatsuki Regiment stationed in Otaru—paid me a visit and requested that we co-operate in the defense of northern Japan against possible invasion. He informed me that in order to perform the defense operation, they needed fuel for cargo ships, but that the army had a severe shortage of oil. They had planned to use herring oil instead, and asked me if we would send them fishing boats to catch herring.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0320
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Japan, Fishworker Cooperatives, Industrial Fisheries, Conflicts, Fishing Gear
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2021 11:14
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 13:34
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/960

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