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Yokohama City History Volume 5 Top Table of Contents

Last updated on July 25, 2024.

To the History of Yokohama City

Part 1 Trends in Municipal Administration (top)
Chapter 1 Municipal Administration at the beginning of Taisho
Section 1 Overview of Municipal Administration and Problems
1 Targets of the main part
2 Yokohama Municipal Government Review of Jiji Shimpo
Section 2 General Elections and Municipal Administration Issues in 1912
1912 General Election and Taisho Political Change
2 Implementing and coordinating municipal administration
3 Foreign delinquent city tax problem and Doshi River power generation problem
Section 3 Controversy over the issue of the elimination of municipal assembly constituencies
1 Proposal for the Elimination of New Party Constituencies
2. Passing the abolition of the constituency ordinance and resigning of Mayor Arakawa
3 Disapproved Constituencies Elimination and Resigning of Renewal Members
Section 4 Election of Municipal Assembly in January 1914 and resignation of Mayor Ando
1. Election of City Council Members and Hakunaka of Self-Government and Political Friendship
2 Business Tax Abolition Campaign of the Federation of Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry
3 Election of Chairman City Counsil Ohama and resign of Mayor Ando
Chapter 2 Municipal Administration under World War I
Section 1 Financial difficulties and reluctant policies up to the middle of World War II
Section 2 Development of Public Facilities
1 Construction of the Yokohama Hall to commemorate the opening of the port and installation of product display stations
2 Library Establishment Problems and Acquisition of Water Source Forests
3 Transfer of Yokohama Commercial School and Contribution of High Construction Costs
Section 3 House of Representatives election and prefectural assembly election of 1915 and 6 years
1 1915 General Election and Prefectural Assembly Election
2 General Election in 1917 and the establishment of the Kensei-Kai Kanagawa Branch
Section 4 Gas Bureau Issues and Municipal Administration Survey
1 The issue of the gas bureau's revenue shortage and the punishment of Representative Akao
2 Municipal administration inspection and gas price increase
Section 5 Discuss on Landfill Issues and Hygiene Areas
1 Landfill approval in Koyasu and Kanagawa and suburban water supply issues
2 Discuss of Hygiene Areas and Problems of Garbage Incineration Plants
Section 6 Resolution of Port Equipment Improvement Contribution Problem
Part 2 Transition of Trade
Chapter 1 Development of Japan Trade and Yokohama Trade during the Exclusive Capital Development Period
Section 1 Trade trends in the classical imperialism stage
1 Time classification of trade history
2 Trends in Trade Amounts
3 Unfavorable terms of trade
Section 2 Characteristics of Trade Composition
1 Overview of Import and Export Composition
2 1 Equipment trade
3 1 Raw material trade
4 For production of consumption materials (2) Equipment trade
5 Consumption Data (for 2) Raw material trade
6 Consumption Data Trade
Section 3 Trends in Trade in Yokohama Port
1 Position as a Trade Port
2 Characteristics of Export Product Composition
3 Characteristics of Imported Products
4 Trade handling of internal and foreign trade
Chapter 2 Export Trade
Section 1 Development of the silk industry
1 Growth in machine thread production
2 Composition of Yokohama arrival thread
3 Concentration in large-scale silk mills
4 Breaking away from the control of sales wholesalers
Transformation of the 5-grade wage system
6 Development of sericulture union movement
Section 2 Transition of Silk Fabric Trade
1 Diversification of export goods
2 Decline in the position of Yokohama Port
3 Distribution mechanism of export silk fabrics
4 State of production area
Chapter 3 Trends in Import Trade
Section 1 Import Trends of Rice
Section 2 Import Trends of Oilmeals
Section 3 Sugar Import Trends
1 Development of the sugar industry and import and export of sugar
2 Importing Organization of Java Sugar
3 Trends in Sugar Import Trading Companies
Section 4 Import Trends of Wood
1 Import Trends and Trading Organization of U.S.
2 Yokohama sawmilling industry after the Great East Japan Earthquake
3 Problem of setting up a storage plant
Section 5 Import Trends of Wool Import
1 Development of the wool industry and import of wool
2 Trends in wool Import Trading Company
3 Australia wool Import and Collection Organization
Section 6 Import Trends of Cotton
1 Cotton Import Trading Organization
2 Trends in Cotton Import Trading Companies and Changes in Trading Organizations
Section 7 Oil Import Trends
1 Changes in oil demand and trends in production and import
2 Petroleum Importing Organization
Section 8 Import Trends of Machinery
1 Import machinery and domestic production
2 Trends in Machinery Import Trading Company
Section 9 Iron Import Trends
1 Import of steel raw materials and trends in import trading companies
2 Importing of Steel Materials and Trends in Imported Trading Companies
Part 3 Formation of the Keihin Industrial Zone
Chapter 1 Invitation of Industry and Development of Coastal Industrial Land
Section 1 Invitation Policy for Plants in Yokohama City and Industry in the Early Taisho
Section 2 Factory Expansion in the Kawasaki area
Section 3 Soichiro Asano's sea surface landfill project
1 Landfill at both Tajima and Machida villages
2. Landfill plans and setbacks in the area of Koyasu-cho
3 Establishment of Asano Shipyard and Landfill in Port
Section 4 Formation of the Keihin Industrial Zone during World War II
Chapter 2 Process of Factory Expansion
Section 1 Statistical Considerations and Trends in Economic Policy
Section 2 Establishment of Nippon Kokan and development before and after World War I
1 Japanese steelmaking industry at the end of the Meiji era
2 Establishment and Development of Nippon Kokan
Section 3 Development of the Yokohama Dock and Establishment of the Asano Shipyard
1 Overview
2 Development of Yokohama culverts during the Taisho period
3 Founding of Asano Shipyard
Part 4 Depression and Yokohama Companies
Chapter 1: Depression in 1920 and Corporations in Yokohama
Section 1 The Depression of 1920
Section 2 Motegi Affaired Company and 74 Banks
1 Motegi Joint Venture before the Depression and 74 Banks
2 The outbreak of the Depression and the closure of the Motegi Group and the 74 Banks
Section 3 Closed of Masuda Trading Co., Ltd. and Abe Shoten
1 Closed by Masuda Trading Co., Ltd.
2 Closed of Abe Shoten
3 Impact on Other Companies
Chapter 2.74 Arrangement of Banks
Section 1.74 First Arrangement of Banks
1. Establishment of the First Arrangement Plan
2 Establishment and arrangement of the Yokohama Koshin Bank
Section 2.74 The subsequent arrangement of the Bank
1 Second Arrangement
2 Completion of Third Arrangement and Arrangement
Chapter 3 Financial Depression in 1927 and commercial banks in Yokohama
Section 1 Financial Depression in 1927
Section 2 Closed of Soda Bank
1 The Soda Bank before and after World War I
2 Soda Bank after the Kanto Earthquake
3 Closed of Soda Bank
4 Consolidation of the Soda Bank
Section 3 Second Banking and Other Consolidation
1 Second Bank before the earthquake
2 Second Bank during the Great East Japan Earthquake and Financial Depression
3. Reorganization of the Second Bank
4. Reorganization of other commercial banks
Part 5 Labor Movement in the First Half of Taisho
Chapter 1 Signs of Resurrection of Labor Movement
Section 1 Solution of livelihood difficulties
Reaction to the Taisho Political Change in Section 2
Section 3 Restart of the Labor Movement
Chapter 2 Rapid Labor Disputes
Section 1 “Narikin Tenka” and wage increase campaign
Section 2 Growth of Labor Unions and Friendship Associations
Section 3 Reunion of Socialists
CHAPTER III The Impact of the U.S.
Section 1 Response to the Russian Revolution
Section 2 Uplifting Strikes
Section 3 The Road to the General Labor Union of Japan
Volume 4, Part 1, Chapter 2 Supplementary Materials
Trends of residents in relation to the Supplementary Provision Act on the Incentive of Raw Silk Direct Export
1 Enactment of the Act on Encouragement of Raw Silk Direct Export
2 Progress of deliberations at the annual general meeting of the Yokohama Foreigner Commercial Chamber
3 The tone of the foreign newspaper on the Act on Encouragement of Raw Silk Direct Export
4. Proposals to the Diplomatic Corps in Japan
5 Protest from the U.S. Government
6 Protests from the French Government
7 Trends in the silk industry and Yokohama distributors under the Act on Encouragement of Raw Silk Direct Export

Table of Contents
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47Table 1Number of members of each ward and each class in Yokohama City and number of elections (1914)
62Table 2Yokohama City until the middle of Taisho (1919-9)
114Table 3Trade value (export/transportation amount)
117Table 4Changes in terms of trade
122~124Table 5Classification of exported goods
124~129Table 6Classification of Imported Products
130~131Table 7Exports from Meiji 40 to Showa 5
132~133Table 8Imports from Meiji 40 to Showa 5
134Table 9Meiji 40-1975 Export and Imports and Transfers
136~137Table 10Transfer of major equipment
139Table 11Trends in shipbuilding volume and export of steamships
140Table 12Import/export of electrical equipment
141Table 13Import and transfer of major equipment
142Table 14Appendix of import of machinery
143Table 15Imports of machinery from the United States
146~147Table 16Transfer of main raw materials
148Table 17Production and import/export of copper
149Table 18Transfer of main raw materials
150Table 19Supply and demand for pig iron and steel
151Table 20Transfer of equipment for production of major consumer materials (for 2)
152Table 21Import of equipment for production of major consumer materials (for 2)
153Table 22Import order of machinery
156~157Table 23Main consumption data (for 2) Raw material exports
158Table 24Export of raw silk
159Table 25Trends in raw silk and cocoon prices
160Table 26Trends in Women's Wages
160Table 27Trends in Production Capacity in the Silk Industry
163Table 28Trends in sericulture productivity
164~165Table 29Import of main consumption materials
165Table 30Status of Imported Cotton
166Table 31Trends in Fertilizer Supply and Demand
170~171Table 32Transfer of Major Consumer Materials
172~173Table 33Cotton-related imports and exports
174Table 34Comparison of production and export of cotton fabric
176Table 35Trends in the price of cotton-related products
178Table 36Trends in fabric productivity and wages
180Table 37Supply and demand of silk fabrics
182~183Table 38Import of main consumption materials
184Table 39U.S. import and export
189Table 40Percentage of Exports by Port
190Table 41Percentage of imports by port
191Table 42Comparison of trade value (export/export value) of Yokohama and Kobe Port
194~195Table 43Important exports from Yokohama Port
196~198Table 44Comparison of exports in 1922 and 1927
199Table 45Exports by Port -1
200 Exports by Port -2
201 Exports by Port -3
202~203Table 46Important imported goods from Yokohama Port
205~207Table 47Comparison of imports in 1922 and 1927
208Table 48Imported by Port -1
209 Imported by Port -2
210 Imported by Port -3
213Table 49Percentage of foreign trade imports and exports of Yokohama Port
215Table 50Number of domestic and foreign merchants by year of installation
216~217Table 51A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1912 (Meiji 45)
216~217Table 52A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1913
216~217Table 53A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1914
218~219Table 54A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1915
218~219Table 55A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1916
220~221Table 56A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1917
222~225Table 57A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1918
226~229Table 58A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1919
230~233Table 59A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1920
234~235Table 60A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1921
236~237Table 61A company engaged in direct imports and exports established in 1922
238~239Table 62Foreign trade merchant established in 1912 (Meiji 45)
238~239Table 63Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1913
240~241Table 64Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1914
240~241Table 65Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1915
240~241Table 66Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1916
242~243Table 67Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1917
244~247Table 68Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1918
246~249Table 69Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1919
248~251Table 70Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1920
252~253Table 71Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1921
252~253Table 72Foreign Trade Merchant established in 1922
255Table 73Production volume by type of raw silk
255Table 74Trends in the Machine yarn market
257Table 75Delivery volume of Yokohama raw silk by region
258Table 76Delivery volume of Kobe and Yokohama raw silk by region
259Table 77Raw silk shipment volume
259Table 78Number of orders received from Yokohama
260Table 79Main cargo of raw silk
261Table 80The specific gravity of large shippers
263Table 81Shipping thread rating of major silkmakers (FY1920)
267Table 82Trends in Machine Silk Mills
268Table 83Changes in reeling machines
269Table 84Composition by size of instrument silk mill
270Table 85Schedule of delivery of raw machine silk
271Table 86Composition by size and market of instrument silk mills (FY1927)
272Table 87Distribution of more than 500 kettles
273Table 88List of Giant Silk Mills
281Table 89Received at the Silk Mill Branch Office
282Table 90Structure of instrument silk mills by corporate organization
283Table 91Estimated amount of assets
284Table 92List of Bank Bills Discounts
285Table 93Katakura Silk Milling Main Account
287Table 94100 loaf of raw silk Profitability Comparison Table
288Table 95Yamaju and Katakura Profitable Status Comparison Table
289Table 96Hayashigumi Main Accounts
290Table 97Hayashigumi Fund Borrowers
291Table 98Procurement of Spring Cocoon at Kasahara Gumi Tokyo Branch
294Table 99Gunze Silk Main Account
295Table 100Guzen Silk Milling Stock
296Table 101Borrowing of Cocoon from Gunze
320Table 102Trends of special contracts
321Table 103Method of cocoon processing (1928)
322Table 104Trends in Sericulture Association
323Table 105Regional distribution of sericulture associations (1923)
325Table 106Sericulture associations and special associations (Showa 2, 3)
326Table 107Manufacture of silkworm seeds by silkmakers
327Table 108Covenant trading of Gunze yarn
332Table 109Changes in the export value of silk products
333Table 110Breakdown of exported silk
334Table 111Export of human silk fabrics
335Table 112Production of silk fabrics in Fukui Prefecture
335Table 113Volume and unit price of exported silk
337Table 114Silk fabric exporting partner country
340Table 115Export of silk products from Yokohama Port
345Table 116Major silk wholesalers and exporters
346Table 117Financial Results of Export Stores
347Table 118Purchasers and lenders of export outlets (FY1915)
349~350Table 119Sales destinations of export outlets
351Table 120Profit (loss) on export outlets
352Table 121Exports of Hadu double (FY1917)
353Table 122Silk exporter (end of 1920)
357Table 123Amount handled by Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
363Table 124Amount of damage caused by the earthquake
369Table 125Major silk wholesalers and exporters
371Table 126Silk fabric export route to Australia (1927)
381Table 127Manufacture of silk fabrics
383Table 128Composition by size of aircraft industry (end of 1923)
384Table 129Manufacturers of export silk fabrics from Ishikawa and Kiryu
389Table 130Import of U.S. by Country
391Table 131U.S. imports and imports
396Table 132Import of oil cake
400Table 133Supply and demand of inland sugar
401Table 134Trends in Domestic Refined Sugar Production
408Table 135Amount purchased by Japanese merchants from Java Trust
409Table 136Purchase system of Java sugar
413Table 137Import of wood
414Table 138Supply of materials
415Table 139Imported Rice Materials at Yokohama Port (1923)
417Table 140Amount of arrival at Tokyo Mokuzai Ichiba
427Table 141Import/export of wool-related products
428Table 142Import of wool
435Table 143Sale of Australian wool
443Table 144Import of cotton
444Table 145Number of Cotton Stores
445Table 146Imported cotton by shipper (September 1913 to August 194)
449Table 147Imported cotton by port (September 1916 to April 1977)
450Table 148Cotton delivered by spinning company of imported trading companies (September 30, 1916 to April 30, 1977)
452Table 149Import of cotton by shipper (September 2012 to August 2013)
458Table 150Import/export of oil and crude oil production
459Table 151Oil production and import by product
461Table 152Import of oil by country
474Table 153Trends in Importing Machinery
480Table 154Handling of imported spinning machines by Mitsui.
483Table 155Import transaction volume of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Machinery Department
485Table 156Sales of agency products of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Machinery Department
490Table 157Import of steel raw materials
491Table 158Import and import of iron ore
493Table 159Production and import of pig iron
495Table 160Demand and import of scrap iron
498Table 161Import and production of steel materials
499Table 162Import of steel materials
501Table 163Import of iron materials by trading companies (1917)
513Table 164Composition of Industry in Yokohama City at the end of 1913
559~560Table 165List of factories exempt from city tax (195-8)
561Table 166Number of factories by year of establishment and by type
562Table 167Production value by factory type and number of jobs (as of the end of 1919)
562Table 168Number of factories by district (as of the end of 1919)
564Table 169Comparison of the number of factories by division in Kanagawa Prefecture
565Table 170Comparison of the Number of Jobs by Division in Kanagawa Prefecture
565Table 171Comparison of production value by sector in Kanagawa Prefecture
567Table 172Number of factories by year and division in Kanagawa Prefecture
568Table 173Composition of the number of employees by year and division in Kanagawa Prefecture
569Table 174Composition of production value by year, division, and item in Kanagawa Prefecture
570Table 175National position of metal refining business in Kanagawa Prefecture
572Table 176National position of the machinery and equipment industry in Kanagawa Prefecture
573Table 177National position of the chemical industry in Kanagawa Prefecture
574Table 178Nationwide position of the textile industry in Kanagawa Prefecture
593Table 179Trends in Nippon Kokan during the founding period
594Table 180Changes in steel supply and demand in Japan (from Daishogen to 2012)
595Table 181Steel prices before and after World War I
601Table 182Ships provided under the First Ship Iron Exchange Agreement
602Table 183Ships provided under the Second Ship Iron Exchange Agreement
603Table 184Estimation of ship charter fees and ship iron exchange
608Table 185Management Trends of Nippon Kokan during World War I
610Table 186Production volume of Nippon Kokan during World War I
610Table 187Sales volume of Nippon Kokan during World War I
616Table 188Market prices in steel during the reactionary depression
621Table 189Management Trends of Nippon Kokan during the post-war period
622Table 190Production volume of Nippon Kokan during the post-war period
622Table 191Sales volume of Nippon Kokan during the post-war period
625Table 192Changes in the number of employed workers
629Table 193Overview of manufacturing and sales of Nippon Kokan after a reactionary depression
630Table 194Progress in rationalization at Nippon Kokan after the reactionary depression
639Table 195Trends in Major Shipyards during the Taisho Period
640Table 196Progress at Major Shipyards
644Table 197Construction status of new shipbuilding at Yokohama Dock
644Table 198Profit index after the start of shipbuilding of Yokohama Dock
648Table 199Business status of Yokohama Dock Warehouse Department in the early days of Taisho
649Table 200Trends in Warehouse Business Profit at Yokohama Dock
650~651Table 201Balance sheet of Yokohama Dock during the Taisho period
652Table 202Balance at Yokohama Dock during the Taisho Period
653Table 203Changes in shareholders of more than 1,000 shares of Yokohama Dock
654Table 204Development of labor disputes at Yokohama Dock
658Table 205Construction of Type A ship at Asano Shipyard
659Table 206Tonnage of Success at Asano Shipyard
659Table 207Price fluctuations in the Japanese shipbuilding industry
660Table 208Trends in Capital at Asano Shipyard
662Table 209Number of employees at Asano Shipyard (1917)
663Table 210Trends in income from workers at Asano Shipyard
664Table 211Trends in Labor Disputes at Asano Shipyard
665Table 212Survey of work and engineering living expenses at Asano Shipyard (January to August 1910)
675Table 213In fiscal 1917, Kanetaka Co., Ltd. of Yokohama Raw Silk Sales Business Co., Ltd.
677Table 214Fiscal 1917 export volume of Hane double other silk fabrics by trading company
678Table 215In fiscal 1917 or 8, Motegi Gambling Transactions
680Table 216Ordinary bank in Yokohama
680Table 217In FY1917, the Yokohama Bank's advance loan amount
681Table 218Bank of Yokohama at the end of 1919
684Table 219Bank of Japan’s loans to 74 Banks (as of May 24, 1920)
692Table 220Comparison of transaction volume between Masuda and Mitsui (1)
693Table 221Comparison of transaction volume between Masuda and Mitsui (2)
699Table 222Comparison of transaction volume between Abe Shoten and Mitsui & Co.
720Table 223Yokohama Koshin Bank Executives and Shareholders Table (at the time of establishment)
723Table 224Situation of 74 Banks
728Table 22574 Banks and Yokohama Savings Bank Special Deposits
736Table 22674 Results of payment of general debt based on the Third Resolution of Banks
745Table 227Changes in Soda Bank Deposits
748Table 228As of June 30, 1922 Soda Bank accounts
750Table 229Bank of Japan's loans to Soda Bank
751Table 230Breakdown of loans receivable from Soda Bank at the end of Taisho
751Table 231Lending amount of Soda Bank to affiliated companies
753Table 232Non-collectible amount of loans receivable from Soda Bank at the end of the first half of 1924
753Table 233Loans by collateral by Soda Bank
756Table 234As of the end of 1924 Soda Bank's assets and liabilities
756Table 235Soda Bank's Income Statement
759Table 236Deposits at the time of closure of Soda Bank
760Table 237Lending amount by borrower at the time of leave
760Table 238Lending by collateral at the time of leave
761Table 239Lending by occupation at the time of leave
761Table 240Expected collection of loan amount at the time of leave and non-Nomi amount (A)
762Table 241Expected collection of loan amount at the time of leave and non-Nomi amount (B)
762Table 242Expected collection amount of loans to family and affiliated companies at the time of leave and non-Nomi amount
763Table 243Expected non-collectible amount of general lending (100,000 yen or more) when closed
764Table 244Loans from the Bank of Japan
765Table 245Loans from other than the Bank of Japan at the time of leave
766Table 246Ownership securities at the time of closure (A)
766Table 247Ownership securities at the time of closure (B)
768Table 248Soda Bank's asset assessment (as of August 31, 1927)
768Table 249Soda Bank Liabilities Assessment (as of August 31, 1927)
775Table 250Business conditions of the Second Bank
779Table 251Volume of raw silk by Yokohama City Store
780Table 252Transfer from the Second Bank to the Yokohama Koshin Bank
783Table 253Business conditions of commercial banks in Yokohama at the end of 1928
822Table 254Worker's livelihood (October 1917 survey)
823Table 255Livelihood by Number of Familys (October 1917)
840Table 256Number of new members of the Yokohama Regional Friendship Association (1916)
840Table 257Number of Members (1916)
873Table 258Number of Directors and Number of Employees
873Table 259Number of monthly disputes (Yokohama City)
878Table 260Disseminate the branches and branches of the Friendship Society
882Table 261New members of each branch of the fraternity society Yokohama area
At the end of the bookExplanationThe city of Yokohama in the first half of Taisho (pictured)

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