Word: geishas
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...winter was near. Rice was scarce. The Government recently felt obliged to reduce the diameter of match sticks from .072 to .06 of an inch. Women patrolled Tokyo last week handing out cards to luxuriously dressed people which admonished "right recognition of the present situation in the country." Geisha girls had been instructed not to accompany their clients to the theatre, on flower-viewing trips, or on walks. Actors were told to "exercise self-admonition in acting, refraining from expressions suggestive of loose ideas." Excursion traveling by boat or train was prohibited. Brothels' hours were limited to between...