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A Study of Investment in Japan by the British Armament and Steel Industries before the Second World War

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11694023
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Economic history
Research InstitutionIBARAKI UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

NAGURA Bunji  IBARAKI Univ., Faculty of Humanities, Professor, 人文学部, 教授 (10007825)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YOKOI Katsuhiko  MEIJI Univ., School of Commerce, Professor, 商学部, 教授 (10201849)
SUZUKI Toshio  TOHOKU Univ., Faculty of Economics, Professor, 大学院・経済学研究科, 教授 (00139982)
ABE Etsuo  MEIJI Univ., School of Business Administration, Professor, 経営学部, 教授 (50130795)
CHIDA Takeshi  Hiroshima International Univ., Dept. of Health Services Management, Associate Professor, 医療福祉学部, 助教授 (90309675)
ONOZUKA Tomoji  TOKYO Univ., Faculty of Economics, Professor, 大学院・経済学研究科, 教授 (40194609)
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥25,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥23,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,190,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥9,490,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,190,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥7,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥8,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,700,000)
KeywordsThe British Munition-Steel Industry / Investment in Japan / Anglo-Japanese Relations / The Japan Steel Works / Vickers Ltd. / Armstrongs Ltd. / Navy / Business Strategy
Research Abstract

For the last three years, we have been inspecting historical documents mainly at Vickers Archives, Cambridge and Japan Steel Works, Muroran. Besides references attached below, not few research results are in preparation as follows :
Abe's writing 'the Business Strategy and Corporate Finance of Vickers Ltd. between the Wars'. Onozuka's articles, 'Technological Influence from Britain to Japanese Armament Industry in 1910s: Significance of Kongo II and her sisters built in Japan' and 'Coalescence and Competition among Arms Manufacturers: Armstrongs and Vickers in the early twentieth century' and Chida's articles, 'The Naval Construction Programme and the Establishment of Chinjuhu, from 1870s to 1890s', and 'The Construction and Inaugration of Kurechinjuhu', will be completed in the near future. Yokoi's paper,' Arms Exports to Japan by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. during the British Rearmament in 1930s' is also in course of preparation. Nagura, Onozuka and Yokoi will read joint-paper for the 71^<st> National Conference of the Socio-Economic History Society, Wakayama Univ.,19^<th> May, 2002. In addition to them, Trebilcock has already presented discussion paper, 'The British Armaments Industry, the British State, Technology Transfer and the Japanese Market 1850-1929'.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All Other

All Publications (23 results)

  • [Publications] 奈倉文二: "第1次大戦前後の日本製鋼所と日英関係-拙著『兵器鉄鋼会社の日英関係史』書評に答えつつ-"茨城大学政経学会雑誌. 第72号. 33-52 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 鈴木俊夫: "戦間期のロンドン外債市場"三田商学研究(慶応義塾大学). 第43巻第6号. 129-144 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 鈴木俊夫: "ベアリング商会の対日鉄道投資と信託法の制定"信託研究奨励論集(財団法人信託協会). 第22号. 81-90 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 横井勝彦: "世紀転換期イギリス帝国防衛体制における日本の位置"明大商学論叢. 第82巻第3号. 195-219 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 杉山伸也, ジャネット・ハンター編: "日英交流史・4・経済"東京大学出版会. 340 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] J.Hunter, S.Sugiyama(eds.): "The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations 1600-2000, vol.4 (Economic and Business Relations)"London : Palgrave. 352 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 山口徹編: "街道の日本史 42 瀬戸内諸島と海の道"吉川弘文館. 249 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Bunji Nagura: "A Munition-Steel Company and Anglo-Japanese Relations before and after the First World War: The Corporate Governance of the Japan Steel Works and its British Shareholders"J. Hunter & S. Sugiyama (eds.), The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations 1600-2000, vol.4 (Economic and Business Relations), London: Palgrave, March 2002. (Japanese version: Tokyo University Press, July, 2001).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Bunji Nagura: "The Japan Steel Works before and after the First World War"The Journal of Political Science and Economics, Ibaraki University. No. 72. 33-52 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Toshio Suzuki: "The London Foreign Loan Issue Market during the Inter-war Period"Mita Business Review, Keio University. Vol. 43, No. 6. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Toshio Suzuki: "Japanese Government Loan Issues on the London Capital Market during the Inter-war Period"J. Hunter & S. Sugiyama (eds.), The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations 1600-2000, vol.4 (Economic and Business Relations), London: Palgrave, March 2002. (Japanese version: Tokyo University Press, July, 2001).

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Toshio Suzuki: "Baring Brothers & Co. and Japanese Railway Investments 1901-10"Papers of the Study on the Trust encouraged by the Trust Association. No. 22. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Katsuhiko Yokoi: "The Position of Japan in Defending the British Empire at the Turn of the Last Century"Bulletin of the Faculty of Commerce. Vol. 82, No. 3.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takeshi Chida: "Formation of 'Mi l i tary Prefecture' Hiroshima. And others."Toru Yamaguchi (ed.), History of Japan on the highway, No. 42. Yoshikawa Kobunkan. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 奈倉文二: "第1次大戦前後の日本製鋼所と日英関係-拙著『兵器鉄鋼会社の日英関係史』書評に答えつつ-"茨城大学政経学会雑誌. 第72号. 33-52 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 鈴木俊夫: "戦間期のロンドン外債市場"三田商学研究(慶応義塾大学). 第43巻, 第6号. 129-144 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 鈴木俊夫: "ベアリング商会の対日鉄道投資と信託法の制定"信託研究奨励論集(財団法人信託協会). 第22号. 81-90 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 杉山伸也, ジャネット・ハンター編: "日英交流史・4・経済"東京大学出版会. 340 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] J. Hunter, S. Sugiyama (eds.): "The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations 1600-2000, vol.4(Economic and Business Relations)"London : Palgrave. 352 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 山口 徹 編: "街道の日本史 42 瀬戸内諸島と海の道"吉川弘文館. 249 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 横井勝彦: "世紀転換期イギリス帝国防衛体制における日本の位置"明大商学論叢. 第82卷第3号. 61 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 杉山伸也,ジャネット・ハンター編: "日英交流史・4・経済"東京大学出版会(近刊).

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] J.Hunter & S.Sugiyama (eds.): "Economic History [ UK-JAPAN HISTORY,Vol.4] "Munition-Steel Company and Anglo-Japanese relations around WW1: Corporate Governance of the Japan Steel Works and the British Shareholders""London: Macmillan (近刊).

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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