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Kanagawa Prefectural History 2 Table of Contents

Last updated on April 17, 2024.

To Kanagawa Prefectural History

Introduction
Legend
Introduction
At the beginning of each report on the characteristics of the Kanagawa economy

One

Relative Status of the Kanagawa Prefecture Economy

Two

Opening of Port and Yokohama
Raw silk trade and Yokohama merchants
Development of modern financial institutions
The birth of modern shipping
Port of Yokohama

Three

Port opening and silk industry
Introduction of Modern Shipbuilding Industry
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and Yokohama Shipyard
The rise of the export industry
Beer production began
Construction of railways

Four

Formation of Keihin Industrial Zone
Development of the Keihin Industrial Zone
Keihin Industrial Zone after Pacific War
The superiority of the Keihin Industrial Zone
Plans of the prefecture
Genealogy of raw silk merchants
Other merchants and businessmen
A unique Yokohama businessman
Yokohama Commercial School

The existence of Mintomi in Tsukui-gun during the opening of the Diet

Introduction

Location of Problems

Overview of Production in Itsukui-gun

Conditions of arable land
Major Products
Direct national tax burden
"Political Society" narrowness

(ii) Production Forms

A typical example of a Tsukui-gun farmer
Form of Production of Sawai Village Silk Industry
Silk production in the early Meiji era
Production of silk fabrics since 1877
Production of silk and textiles around 1877
Product Distribution Organization

Form of Third-tier Different Citizens

Trends in Bipolarization
Social and Economic Position of Income Taxpayers
Regional characteristics of Kanagawa income tax payers
Characteristics of Tsukui-gun Income Taxpayer (1)
Characteristics of Tsukui-gun Income Taxpayer (2)

Types of wealthy class

Common features of the wealthy in Tsukui-gun
Management form of the highest-income earner Yotsuya
Kiemon Kubota family
Yosuke Yagi
The Sotaro Sakamoto family
The Yoshino Juro family
Four Management Types
Business type mainly in commerce
Business type mainly in the brewing industry
Management type mainly engaged in money lending activities
Management type mainly in the land loan and rental business
Management type mainly in agricultural silkworms and industry
Management balance of the Ainonosuke Miyagi family
Tenants
Contents of Quality Business
Producer character
Sericulture management of the Ichirobei Inoue family
A type of management with the character of local bureaucrats
Rank from prefectural assembly members
Summary management type and how to engage in politics
Locality of "political society"

Consumption of marine products in the Keihin metropolitan area

Location of the question
General trends in consumption of water products

1950s
1960s
1970s

Regional characteristics of the Sankyohama metropolitan area

Comparison with General Trends
Comparison with Keihanshin, Chukyo and Kitakyushu Metropolitan Areas

Transform from pre-war period to post-war period centered on Yokohama City in the Keihin Industrial Zone

Small and medium-sized industry in Yokohama before the war

(1) Small and medium-sized industrial problems in 1930

Appearance of Small and Medium-sized Industrial Issues
Small and medium-sized industries after the financial crisis

(2) Asamada Industry in Yokohama

Industrial Development in Yokohama
Former History of Asamada
Yokohama Asamada in 1930

(3) Small and medium-sized industry in Yokohama in 1930

Export textile dyeing, silk hand cloth
Table cloth and Western furniture

Under the Second World War, Small and Medium-sized Industry in Yokohama

(1) Small and medium-sized industrial policy during the war

Small and medium-sized industrial rescue measures in the 1930s
Subcontracting Subsidy Policy

(2) Small and medium-sized industries in Yokohama during the war

Industry in Yokohama in the early Showa era
Small and medium-sized industrial subcontractors in Yokohama City
Structure of Subcontract Plants by District
Small and medium-sized industries during the war

Small and medium-sized industries in Kanagawa after the third battle

(1) Small and medium-sized industries after Pacific War

Postwar SME Policy
Changes in industrial structure and small and medium-sized industries
Transformation of Kanagawa Industries during reconstruction

(2) Small and medium-sized industries in Kanagawa after the war

The actual situation of small and medium-sized industries in the prefecture

(3) 1960 Small and Medium-sized Industry in Kanagawa

Industrial relations between large and small and medium-sized industries
Subcontracting of large and small and medium-sized industries
Tokyo and Yokohama as seen as subcontractors
Situation in 1980

Establishment and Development Process of Nippon Kokan K.K. This is a unique example of development of a private steel company before the war.

Introduction
Establishment of Nippon Kokan K.K.
Development of Nippon Kokan during World War I

Construction of various facilities
Increase in production and sales volume
High Accumulation and Financial Policy

Response to Nippon Kokan during the Great Depression and Recession

Market structure and production structure of the Japanese steel industry
Conversion and remodeling of facilities
Active increase and streamlining production
Operating Conditions and Financial Policy

493 In place of Nippon Kokan Knot in the first half of the 2025s

The Japan Navy, the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal 88 Fleet, and the built ships during the disarmament era

Establishment of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal

View of the History of the Arsenal
Yokosuka Shipyard
Shipbuilding Department
Establishment of the Naval Arsenal

Promotion of the 288 Fleet and Naval Arsenal

Age of the Great Ship Guns
Imperial Defense Policy
battleship Satsuma
Appearance of Dread Note
Do-class battleship Kawachi
The emergence of superdo-class ships
The cruiser Kongo-type Hiei
Superdo-class ship Yamashiro
The progress of the 88th Fleet
Impact of World War I
Nagato-type battleship Mutsu
Intensifying competition for construction of ships

The Naval Arsenal in the Washington Treaty Period

Washington Convention
Naval Holiday
Aircraft carrier Kaga
Heavy cruiser Myoko
Heavy cruiser Kaohsiung

(Iv) Naval Arsenal after the London Convention

London Convention
Aircraft carrier Ryujo
The uppermost Suzuya
Modernization and renovation of mainstay ships
Carrier reserve ship
Navy in a treaty-free era

Formation and Development of the Electric Machinery Industry

Introduction
Development of Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd.

(1) Construction of the Tsurumi Plant of Shibaura Plant

The birth of a heavy electrical appliance company
Construction of the Tsurumi Plant

(2) Establishment of Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd.

Recovery from the Showa Depression
Merger with Tokyo Electric

(3) Formation of Contherene System

Increase in munitions
Expansion of plant facilities
Establishment of a subsidiary
Organization of Subcontract Plants

Development of Fuji Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

(1) Establishment of Fuji Electric

Inheritance of import and sales operations
Completion of Kawasaki Plant

(2) Full-scale Telephone Business

Improvement in business performance
Establishment of Fuji Communication Equipment

(3) Expansion of Wartime System

Start of water turbine production
Increase in capital investment

Yeah

Focusing on the chemical industry Iwo'an industry during the interwar period

Introduction

Importance of Iwo'an Industry
Composition of this Theory

193 Iwo'an industry in the 2025s

Supply and demand for low sulfur
Conditions for increasing sulfate consumption
To become the world's second largest sulfur producing country
Development of major sulfan manufacturing companies
High profits of sulfur'an manufacturing company
Establishment of a sulfate distribution association
Domestic and overseas sulfate agreements
Changes in the price of low sulfur
Development of measures to increase the price of low sulfur
Public intervention on low sulfur prices
Limits of Caltel Function
To a cartel under administrative control

Establishment and development of Showa Fertilizer Kawasaki Plant

Background of Establishment
Characteristics of Fundraising
Use of domestic machinery and construction costs
Analysis of Production Costs
Low cost secret
Sales using all subscriptions
Decrease in surplus power and increase in electricity rates
Conversion to gas method combination
Diversification of Management

In the first half of the war, the Japanese automobile industry policy and Nissan, Ford, GM

Introduction
The automotive industry in the early Showa era

(1) Appearance and withdrawal of domestic manufacturers

The emergence of market opportunities for automobiles
Appearance and withdrawal of domestic manufacturers

(2) Ford Wins GM's Market

Motivation for Advancement
Benefits of assembly production and conquering market
Pros and cons of entering a foreign automobile company

2. Automotive Industry Policy and Yoshisuke Ayukawa's concept of domestic automobile production

(1) Development of Automotive Industry Policy

Military Automobile Aid Act
Ministry of Commerce and Industry Standard Model Vehicles

(2) Yoshisuke Ayukawa's concept of entering the automotive industry

Entering Tobata Casting into Jidosha Buhin Kogyo
Acquisition of Dut Automobile Manufacturers
Nissan Conzern and the Automotive Industry

(ii) Enactment of the Automobile Manufacturer Business Act and the Response of Foreign Automobile Companies

(1) Ministry of the Army's Automotive Industry Policy

Ministry of the Army's "Auto Industry Establishment Work"
Cabinet decision of the Automotive Industry Buddhist memorial service Tsuna

(2) Response of foreign automobile companies

Nissan GM's First Alliance Plan
Nissan GM's Second Alliance Plan
Ford's judgment
Application and rejection of new plant construction

(3) Foreign automobile companies after the enforcement of the Automobile Manufacturing Business Law

Forcible Automotive Manufacturing Business Law
Ford, GM's Japan Remaining Strategy

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. during the Four Wars

(1) Response to the Wartime System

Establishment of mass production and mass sales systems
Expansion of factories
Beginning weapons production
Change of company name and evacuation of factories

Yeah

Formation and development of multilayered production structures in the automotive industry

Introduction
Formation of a multilayered production structure in the automotive industry

Wartime industrial rationalization and the automotive industry
Reconstruction of the automotive industry and formation of affiliates and subcontractors
Establishment of mass production system and formation of subcontractors

2. Establishment of liberalization routes and reorganization of multilayered production structures

Changes in the competitive phase due to liberalization
Reorganization of parts production systems
Establishment of mass production system based on the introduction of foreign technology
Capitalization of parts manufacturers and division of factories
Separation of secondary and tertiary subcontractors

Progress in the global recession and reorganization of multilayered production structures

Oil shock and force of weight loss management
Decrease in exports due to trade friction and selection and selection of affiliated and subcontractors

Summary

Establishment and development of Kawasaki Complex Petrochemical Complex Mainly in the 2025s

The formation of the Kawasaki Seaside Industrial Zone and the establishment of the Nippon Oil Complex

(1) Establishment of Petrochemical Industry

The purpose of this chapter
Characteristics of Kawasaki Complex
Phase 1 Petrochemical Enterprise Plan
Rapidness of the Development of the Petrochemical Industry

(2) Formation of Kawasaki Seaside Industrial Zone

Soichiro Asano and Landfill Business
Development of prefectural Keihin Industrial Area Development Project
Completion of development projects after World War II

(3) Establishment of Nippon Petrochemical Complex

Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.’s expansion into petrochemical industry
Ethylene production plan of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. and Nippon Soda and Furukawa Group
Nippon Petrochemical Co., Ltd.'s olefin production plan
Capital Structure of Nisseki Complex
Product Composition of Nisseki Complex
Nisseki Chemical's Management Results

Expansion of Ni-Toa Fuel and Development of Complex Complexes

(1) Development of Petrochemical Industry

Phase 2 Petrochemical Enterprise Plan
Features of the Second Phase

(2) Establishment of the Toa Fuel Complex

Commercialization Plan in the early stages of Toa Fuel and its setbacks
Establishment of the Tonen Complex
Development of the Tonen Complex

(3) Development of Nippon Oil Complex

Impact of expansion into Tonen
Expanding to other areas of leading derivatives manufacturers
Nisseki Chemicals Business Development

(4) Structure and Management Results of Kawasaki Complex

Capital structure of a combined complex
Product Composition of Combination Complex
Management Results of Nahsa Center Companies

396 In place of the prospect for 2006 and beyond

Distribution of Yokohama Port and merchandise mainly during the Showa Depression

Section Title and Method

Perspective of Prefectural Economic History Study
Materials and Methods of Product Distribution History

(ii) Changes in total volume of commodity distribution

During the Showa Depression
Economic recovery period

Trends in Distribution Volume by Sansho Products

Classification Composition of Imports in 1929
Classification Composition of Exports in 1929
Impact of Showa Depression on import and import surfaces
Impact of Showa Depression on export surfaces
Classification of 1932 and 35 years

Change to four musubi

Road transport and road construction in the first half of the Meiji era

Introduction
Kazuma car era and railway era

Road transport and inland water transport
Opening of road transport
Development of carriage transport

Road transport in Nikami Nagawa and Ashigara prefectures

Road Transport Situation
The emergence of commercial carriages
Operation of postal carriages and transportation of horsebacks

Construction of roads in the early Meiji era

Private expenses for road construction costs
New road development and construction work
Atami Road and Koshu Kaido

Formation of a railway network around Yokohama

Introduction
(i) Railway network during the construction of the main railway

Transport functions in the background of trading ports
Construction of main line and Yokohama Station
Changes in railway tracks around Yokohama

2 Industrial Revolution and the railway network in Yokohama and surrounding areas

Formation of railway network and relocation of Yokohama Station
Yokohama Port, Industrial Zone and Railway Network

Progress of urbanization and changes in railway network

The surrounding railway network and Yokohama
Formation of intercity railways
Changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake

Changes in the labor market and workers after the oil shock

One-stone Oil Shock and the Transformation of the Labor Market

(1) Labor issues after the oil shock

Transformation of the Labor Market and Unification of Labor Fronts
Changes in the employment structure by industry
Major development of employment adjustment
Regional Comprehensive Minimum Wage System

(2) Development of weight loss management and middle-aged and elderly employment issues

Lower management and sluggish employment
Economic recovery and increase in female part-timers
Trends in Unemployment and inference of middle-aged and senior job seekers

Labor Market of Double Chemical Industry

(1) Reorganization of Heavy Chemical Industries

Stagnation of materials-based industries
Strong Machinery Industry

(2) Progress of Microelectronics in the Heavy Chemical Industry

Microelectronics in production processes
Microelectronicsization of SMEs

(3) Problems of extension of retirement age and upset of seniority in the Heavy Chemical Industry

Expansion of retirement age
Conditions for extension of retirement age and seniority system

Labor market of light industry and service industry

(1) Light Industry Labor Market

Textile Industry
Food Industry

(2) Labor market for tertiary industries

Wholesale, retail, service
Port labor
Workers stationed in force

(Iv) the living conditions of workers

(1) Changes in wages and working hours

Payroll trends
Trends in Working Hours

(2) Trends in Household and Living Environment

Household Trends
Trends in Working Hours

(3) Trends in social security and the Aging of Population

Trends in social security
Aging of Population

Development of labor movement under low growth

(1) Spring struggle under low growth

From a large price increase to a small price increase
Efforts for institutional and policy struggles

(2) Labor union movement over rationalization

Number of employees due to bankruptcy
Staffing by closing factories
Number of employees due to poor performance
Rationalization of employment in the shipbuilding industry

(3) Unification of Labor Fronts

Expectations for bringing together total labor
Formation and Prospects of the All-Private Labor Union

Expanding the Branch Banking System and Suruga Bank

Introduction
(1) Branch banks in Kanagawa Prefecture

Bank joint and branch banks
Characteristics of Branch Banks
Expansion of non-prefectural banks
Kanagawa Prefectural Agricultural and Industrial Bank and Branch Bank System
Deposit interest rate agreement and the Federation of Banking Associations

Suruga Bank in Kanagawa Prefecture

Social credit and store expansion measures
Branch Management and Deposit Rate Issues

Yeah

Financial structure during the period of high growth

1.
Progress of urbanization and savings structure and financial structure

Reality of Urbanization
Income and Saving Structure in Urbanized Areas
Financial structure and response of financial institutions in urbanization areas

Trends in Financial Institutions in Three Prefectures

General Trends
Trends in ordinary banks
Trends in Other Financial Institutions

Local finance during the Showa Depression

(1) Changes in Fiscal Scale

Financial scale
Characteristics of Kanagawa Prefecture

(Ii) Kanagawa Prefecture Local Finance in the early Showa period

Increase in delinquencies and tax reduction movement
Cost Reduction Issues
Issue of redemption of earthquake disaster recovery bonds

(ii) Reorganization of the “Emergency” Administrative and Financial Organization

Self-Rehabilitation Movement
Organization of various levels

Development of finance to combat the four Depression

(1) Development of urban unemployment measures

Measures against unemployment in the prefecture
Unemployment measures in Yokohama City

(2) Development of rural relief projects

National and local financial relations
State of Rural Finance
The Time Bureau Masayuki Civil Engineering Project
Low-interest loan business

Yeah

Municipal finance during the period of high growth

Introduction
Overview of municipal finance after the war

Financial scale
Changes in Fiscal Scale
Composition of Revenue
Composition of Expenditures
Special Accounts, etc.

(Ii) Transformation of Fiscal Structure

(1) Overview

Financial scale
Formal balance and real balance

(2) Revenue structure

Comparison of Revenue Composition to Nationwide
Trends in municipal tax revenue
Composition of Municipal Taxes
Tax revenue by group
Comparison of Municipal Taxes to Nationwide

(3) Expenditure structure

Composition of Expenditures by Purpose
Trends in Expenditures by Purpose
Composition and Trends of Expenditures by Characteristics
Contents and changes in investment expenses
Cost of mandatory expenses
Relationship between investment expenses and expenditure by purpose

Mitaka Growth-Type Fiscal Structure

(1) Overview

Rapid expansion of fiscal scale
Increase in real income and expenditures

(2) Revenue structure

Comparison of Revenue Composition to Nationwide
Composition of Municipal Taxes
Composition and income of municipal inhabitant tax
Composition and income of property tax
Tax structure by group

(3) Expenditure structure

Expenditures by Purpose
Trends in Expenditures by Purpose
Expenditures by nature

Estimation of the Kanagawa Industrial Production Index in the pre-war period

Introduction
1. Materials

Overview of Nationwide Level
Industrial Statistics
Ministry of Commerce and Industry Statistics Table
The difference between the previous two
Available materials

(2) Examination of the method of past estimation

Methods of estimation
Physical quantity index
Real value index

Method of estimation and results

Item group and production value
Price series and item group deflator
Production value and production index of nonvariable price indication

(Iv) Examination and Examination of Estimation Results

Comparison of estimation results with national level
Differential growth rates for each Group

List of writing assignments
Sweeping
Mouth picture

Overview of Yokohama Port
Guide along the Tsurumi Rinkai Railway that runs through the factory area
Super modern steelworks in the Keihin Industrial Zone (provided by Nippon Kokan K.K.)
Thomas Translation Furnace (Nippon Kokan Keihin Steel Collection)
Current conversion (provided by Nippon Kokan K.K.)
Combined petrochemical complex (provided by Tonen Sekiyu Kagaku Co., Ltd.)
Night view of the industrial complex (provided by Tonen Sekiyu Kagaku Co., Ltd.)
Automotive plant with all production processes (provided by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
Body assembly by welding robots (provided by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
Nippon Ford Co., Ltd. Plant Completion Newspaper Advertisement (from Yokohama Trading Shimpo)
battleship "Hiei" under construction at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Asamada Industry in Yokohama (from "Yokohama City Domestic Industrial Research Committee Magazine")
Handkerchief factory in the early Showa era (from "Yokohama City Domestic Industrial Investigation Committee Magazine")
Misaki Fishing Port, the base for pelagic fishing
Landed tuna
Fresh fish lined up in supermarkets

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