Tonarigumi

Emergency rice feeding by tonarigumi housewives

The Neighborhood Association (隣組, Tonarigumi) was the smallest unit of the national mobilization program established by the Japanese government in World War II. It consisted of units consisting of 10-15 households organized for fire fighting, civil defense and internal security. [1]

  1. ^ Dear, The Oxford Companion to World War II

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