Prepared by various offices for the Military Government Division of the Provost Marshal General's Office. Civil Affairs Handbooks are ready reference books containing basic factual information needed for planning and policy making. Civil Affairs officers assist the commanding general by establishing those orderly conditions which will contribute most effectively to the conduct of military operations, minimize human suffering and material damage, and create conditions which make it possible for civilian agencies to function effectively.

Section 1.Geographical and social background -- Section 1A. Population statistics -- Section 2-2A. Government and administration -- Section 2B. Government and administration, local government -- Section 3. Legal affairs -- Section 3A. The commercial code of Japan -- Section 4. Government finance -- Section 5. Money and banking -- Section 6. Natural resources -- Section 7-7A. Agriculture -- Section 8A. Industry -- Section 8B. Commerce -- Section 9. Labor -- Section 10A. Administration of the electric power industry -- Section 11. Transportation systems -- Section 12. Communications -- Section 13. Public health and sanitation -- Section 14. Public safety -- Section 15. Education -- Section 16. Public welfare -- Section 17-17A. Cultural institutions -- Section 17S. Special maps -- Section 18. Japanese administration over occupied areas : 18A. Burma, 18B. Malaya, 18C. Philippine Islands, 18E. Thailand.