Synthetic Researches on the Activities of Firms in "Manchuria"

1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 09630077
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic history
• Research Institution: The University of Electro-Communications
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI Kunio Faculty of Electro-Communications, University of Electro-Communications, Associate Professor, 電気通信学部, 助教授 (50132783)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KOBAYASHI Hideo Institute of Asian-Pacific Studies, Waseda Univ., Professor, アジア太平洋研究センター, 教授 (80052546) ; SHIBATA Yoshimasa Faculty of International Relations, Daito Bunka Univ., Professor, 国際関係学部, 教授 (00276669) ; HIKITA Yasuyuki Faculty of Economics, Rikkyo Univ., Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (70147924) ; KIKKAWA Yo Mitsui Research Institute for Social and Economic History, Researcher, 研究員 (20201460) ; OIKAWA Yoshinobu Faculty of Economics, Rikkyo Univ., Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (10168841)
• Project Period (FY): 1997 – 1999
• Keywords: China / Manchuria / settlements / firm / zaibatsu / foreign policy / South Manchuria Railway Company / Manchukuo

Research Abstract

We gathered many books recording firms data in "Manchuria", including South Manchuria Railway Company (ed.), Summary of Commerce and Industry along SMRC. 1917, Chamber of Dalian Commerce and Industry (ed.), Manchuria Firms and Banks Yearbook, 1936, Manchuria Central Bank (ed.), Firm List in Manchukuo, 1943.
The fields of database show companys' names, dates of establishment, amounts of capital, names of representatives, places, main activities, main investors and so on.
Using the database, we analyzed minings, industries, banks, etc, in "Manchuria".