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Japanese

戦前日本において家電製品はアイロンとラジオが中心で、掃除機や洗濯機のような家事労働を軽減する機器の普及は外国と比較して特に低かった。自家用自動車の所有率も低く、１９４０年においても０．０７％に過ぎなかった。都市部における用途別熱需要の構成は、暖房４０−７０％、炊事１５−３５％、風呂１５−３０％となっている。山口県農業試験場による調査によると、農村部での構成比はそれぞれ３３％、１２％、５５％であった。薪炭には発熱と燃焼率に優れたナラ、クヌギ、カシ、シイなどの広葉樹が使われた。

English

In pre-war Japan household appliances centered around the iron and the radio, the ratio of vacuums and washing machines etc. compared to western countries was relatively low. Personal use automobile ownership was also low, it did not go over 0.07% even in 1940. Heating demand in urban areas was configured as 40-70% for home heating 15-35 cooking and 15-30% for bathing. According to the investigation by the Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station, the comparable rate was 33%, 12% and 55% respectively. Hardwood oak, sawtooth oak, and Castanopsis etc. all with excellent combustion rates for heat generation were used for the firewood.

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mechamami rated this translation result as ★★ 15 Apr 2014 at 00:02

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In pre-war Japan household appliances centered around the iron and the radio, the ratio of vacuums and washing machines etc. compared to western countries was relatively low. Personal use automobile ownership was also low, it did not go over 0.07% even in 1940. Heating demand in urban areas was configured as 40-70% for home heating 15-35 cooking and 15-30% for bathing. According to the investigation by the Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station, the comparable rate was 33%, 12% and 55% respectively. Hardwood oak, sawtooth oak, and Castanopsis etc. all with excellent combustion rates for heat generation were used for the firewood.

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In pre-war Japan, household appliances were mainly irons and radios and the diffusion of the appliance that lightens the load of housework such as vacuum cleaners and washing machines was relatively low compared to western countries. The automobile ownership for personal use was also low and it did not go over 0.07% of the population even in 1940. Heating demand in urban areas was configured as 40-70% for home heating, 15-35% for cooking, and 15-30% for bathing. According to the research conducted by the Yamaguchi Agricultural Experiment Station, the comparable rates in rural areas were 33%, 12% and 55% respectively. For the firewood, broad‐leaved trees such as hardwood oak, sawtooth oak, and castanopsis were used since they are excellent in combustion and generating heat.