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The Northwest Times
Seattle, King County, Washington
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In Japan, over 3 million women and children repatriated from overseas, mostly war widows and orphans in their thirties with children. Finance Ministry provides minimal daily pensions: 1.35 yen (about 2 cents actual value) in cities, 85 yen (1 cent) elsewhere. Orphans get age-based annual aid, divided by five for real value. Many must work due to insufficiency.
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TOKYO. May 2-At least 3,000,000 women and children have been returned to Japan from overseas and most of them are war widows and orphans, the Women's Repatriation Association estimated this week.
Most of the war widows are in their thirties and they usually have at least two children to support.
The Japanese Finance Ministry said it is giving daily pensions of 1.35 yen in large cities and 85 yen in other areas. Under the synthetic exchange rate, that is about 9 cents in cities and 5½ cents elsewhere, but in actual purchasing power it is no more than one-fifth of that, or less than 2 cents in cities and 1 cent in other areas.
Orphans get pensions according to age, from the official equivalent of $3 a year for grade school children to $53 a year for university students. For actual value, divide by five.
Unable to exist on these pittances, all widows and capable orphans must work at whatever they can get. Some of them are so scornful of the pensions that they don't even bother to collect them.
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Tokyo, Japan
Event Date
May 2
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daily pensions: 1.35 yen (less than 2 cents actual) in large cities, 85 yen (1 cent) elsewhere for widows; orphans: $3-$53/year official, divide by five for actual value. many unable to subsist, must work; some ignore pensions.
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At least 3,000,000 women and children repatriated to Japan from overseas, mostly war widows in thirties with at least two children and orphans. Women's Repatriation Association estimate. Japanese Finance Ministry provides minimal pensions as described. Unable to live on them, widows and capable orphans work; some scorn pensions and do not collect.