A Business History of Treaty Port Firms and Shipping in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K04983
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 07070:Economic history-related
Research Institution	Kyoto University
Principal Investigator	Ivings Steven 京都大学, 経済学研究科, 准教授 (70817957)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords	Treaty Ports / Economic History / Business History / International Trade / Japanese History
Outline of Research at the Start	this project combines the methods of global and micro history to an economic and business history of Japan’s international trade integration in the mid-to-late 19th century. It assesses the activities and impact of foreign trading companies based at Japanese ports open to international trade.