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1955 Eiyō no seirigaku [Physiology of Nutrition]
1956 Eiyōgaku gairon [An Introduction to Nutritional Science],
last edition 1976
1961 Eiyō no chishiki to ryōri no jissai [Nutritional Knowledge and
the Reality of Cooking]
1963 Tabemono I [Food i]
1965 Tabemono II [Food ii]
1966 Eiyōgaku sōron [General Remarks on Nutritional Science],
last edition 1980
1966 Eiyōgaku no gaisetsu [The General Theory of Nutritional
Science]
1973 Chōri to kakō no tame no shokuhin kagaku [Food Science for
Preparation and Processing], last edition 1981.
The wartime experience wrapped up the construction of Japanese national
cuisine. First of all, the austere diet that had continued for more than a
decade bridged the gap between the urban and rural areas so characteristic
of the pre-war period. While city dwellers experienced the hand-to-mouth
existence of farmers, a great number of peasants’ sons enjoyed the luxury
of having rice three times a day and became acquainted with multicultural
military menus drawn from pre-war urban gastronomy. The food industry
continued to profit from the same products, which were now focused
primarily on the civilian market.
The dietary influence of the military continued long after the disappearance
of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy from the political arena.
The same people who under the auspices of the military were involved in
activities geared towards the improvement of public nutrition continued
their efforts after 1945. For example, in February 1946 the magazine Shufu
no tomo (‘Housewife ’s Companion’) began to publish a series of articles
dealing with the scientific aspects of cookery written by ex-Major-General
Kawashima Shirō (1895–1986). Kawashima began his military career in 1930
at the Army Provisions Depot in Tokyo, where he carried out research into
field rations and provisions for air squadrons. He was also involved in
various activities of Ryōyūkai, publishing extensively in professional and
popular journals. In 1942 he was awarded a doctorate from Tokyo University
for his research on portable rations for Japanese soldiers fighting in Siberia.
In August 1950, shortly after the Korean War (1950–53) broke out, the
Americans commissioned him to design portable rations for Korean troops;
apparently, American rations did not agree with them, having a negative
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