Japan's Political and Diplomatic History of the northern sea fisheries

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780107
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: Mie University (2015-2016); Ritsumeikan University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: MURAKAMI Tomoaki 三重大学, 教養教育機構, 特任准教授(教育担当) (80463313)
• Research Collaborator: INOUE Masaya
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 北洋漁業 / 日ソ関係 / 高碕達之助

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research uses rich primary sources to examine the growth of Japan's northern sea fisheries, which emerged in the interwar period of Japan’s diplomatic history. Japan’s northern sea fisheries grew rapidly into one of the leading export-oriented manufacturers in the 1930s when international disputes between the Empire of Japan and the Soviet Union in the waters around the border were reduced. I focus on the non-state actors-for example, fishery personnel with a spirit of entrepreneurship-to show the unique process that they followed, which served in building a stable international order in the northern sea between the two countries and fostered this new industry.

Free Research Field

政治学