Sugarcane
What was the ranking of the sugarcane industry during the Japanese Administration?
First-largest industry in the NMI.
What was the ranking of the phosphate industry during the Japanese Administration?
Third-largest industry in the NMI.
What was the ranking of the Bonito industry during the Japanese Administration?
Second-largest industry in the NMI.
Isabella Marie Mallari
What company dominated the sugarcane industry (strictly in the NMI)?
The NKK.
How much yen did the sugarcane industry accumulate each year?
7 million yen.
Where was the phosphate mined?
Rota
Bonito was used as a flavoring agent called...
Katsuobushi
Bonus question: When did the Japanese Administration start and end in the NMI?
1914-1944
True/False: People went from subsistence living to wage living
True
What ethnicity were the sugarcane laborers?
Korean
Why did the phosphate industry die?
Because they mined all the phosphate.
Bonito exports brought over ____ million yen per year by the late 1930’s
5
How did transportation help the economy during the Japanese Administration?
Transportation allowed easy movement of materials across the island.
How much sugar was processed each day? (Measurements must be precise)
1,200 tons
The sugar industry was the backbone of the NMI economy, being __% of the island's exports.
75%
In July 1935, NKK soil tests determined the existence of _____ tons of phosphate
50,000
What were used to decide the size of the fish?
Colored pendants.
What happened to the coconut trees when the Japanese arrived?
They were removed.
How much percent did the sugarcane fields occupy in Tinian's total farming area?
99.5%