2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The consumption of the staple food in modern Japan : Expansion of the foreign and domestic supply areas of rice and the wheat.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19530318
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Economic history
Research Institution	Toyo University
Principal Investigator	OMAMEUDA Minoru Toyo University, 文学部, 教授 (20175251)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	経済史 / 日本史 / 農業経済学 / 主食 / 食生活 / 米 / 小麦 / 市場
Research Abstract	The purpose of this research is to study the consumption of the staple food in modern Japan (1890's to 1930's). Especially to study the change of the consuming structure, the trends of the domestic production areas, and the supply from the foreign countries through the trade. In this period, the rice inspection spread in domestic production areas, and they competed with each other keenly. As the price of rice rose, consumption of the wheat for breads as well as noodles increased. The increase of the wheat consumption promoted wheat import from North America and Australia though the Japanese-business firms such as Mitsui & Co., Ltd.or Mitsubishi Corporation.

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