The Reorganization Process of Fishing Ground Order after the Opening of Korean Ports: Through the Influence of Japanese Fishing

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01042
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-related
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: Ishikawa Ryota 立命館大学, 経営学部, 教授 (00363416)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 水産業 / 開港 / 漁場秩序 / 市場 / 海藻 / 朝鮮出漁

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Research was conducted on the activities of Japanese fishermen and the export of marine products after the opening of Korean ports and their impact on Korean society. (1) Chosenkai tsugyo kumiai, the first Japanese fishermen's association in Korea which was established in 1900, was not formed as a result of unilateral government efforts, but based on the fishermen's own personal networks and mutual exchanges. (2) Seaweed became an important export to Japan after the opening of Korean ports, and the merchants involved in its export was clarified, focusing on the continuity from the early modern trade in so-called Wakan.

Free Research Field

東洋史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

朝鮮開港後の日本人の朝鮮出漁や海産物の対日輸出は、これまで日朝間の非対称な国家間関係を反映した面が特に注目されてきたが、その実態を近世以来の日朝関係の連続性や、朝鮮固有の経済活動の秩序のなかで捉え返したことで、日朝関係の歴史をより多面的かつ重層的に理解する視点を提供することができた。