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Kanagawa Prefecture History Section 2 Table of Contents

Last update date April 17, 2024

To "Kanagawa Prefectural History"

Introduction
Legend
First of all,
At the beginning of each discussion on the characteristics of Kanagawa Prefecture's economy

One

Relative Status of Kanagawa Prefecture Economics

Two

Opening of Port and Yokohama
Raw silk trade and Yokohama Merchant
Development of modern financial institutions
The birth of modern shipping
Construction of the Port of Yokohama

Three

Opening of Ports and silk industry
Introduction of modern shipbuilding industry
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and Yokohama culvert
The rise of the export industry
Started beer production
Construction of railways

Four

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

Form of the existence of civil wealth in Tsukui-gun during the opening period of the Diet

First of all,

Whereabouts of the problem

Overview of Production in Ichitsui-gun

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

2. Various forms of production

Typical typical of Tsukui-gun farmers
Production form of Sawai Village Silk Industry
Silk production in the first year of the Meiji era
Production of silk fabrics since 1877
Production of silkworms and textiles around 1877
Product Distribution System

Form of three-tiered wealth

Trends in bipolar differentiation
Socio-economic status of income tax payers
Regional Characteristics of Kanagawa Income Taxpayers
Characteristics of Tsukui-gun Income Taxpayer (1)
Characteristics of Tsukui-gun Income Taxpayer (2)

Various types of wealthy

Common characteristics of wealthy people in Tsukui-gun
Management of Yotsuya, the highest-income earner
Kiemon Kubota family
Heisuke Yagi
Shotaro Sakamoto family
Yoshino Juro family
Four Management Types
Business Types of Business
Business type mainly in the brewing industry
Business type that mainly focuses on money lending activities
Type of management mainly for land lending and house rental business
Business type mainly for agricultural silkworms and industry
Management balance of the Miyagi Ainosuke family
Peasant relations
Details of quality work
Producer character
Ichirobee Inoue's sericulture management
A type of management that has the character of a local bureaucrat
Member of the prefectural assembly
Summary of management type and how it relates to politics
Regional characteristics of "political society"

Consumption of marine products in the Keihin metropolitan area

Whereabouts of one question
General Trends in consumption of 2 water products

1950s
1960s
1970s

Regional characteristics of the Sankyohama metropolitan area

Comparison with General Trends
Comparison with Keihanshin, Chukyo, and Kitakyushu metropolitan area

Small and medium-sized industrial industry in Keihin Industrial Area Transformation from prewar to post-war period, centered on Yokohama City

One battle ago, Yokohama's small and medium-sized industries

(1) Small and Medium Industrial Issues in 1930

The emergence of small and medium-sized industrial problems
Small and medium-sized industries after the Financial Depression

(2) Mamada Industry in Yokohama

Industrial Development in Yokohama
Former History of Mamada
1930 Yokohama Mamada

(3) In 1930, Yokohama Small and Medium-sized Industry

Export textile dyeing and silk hood
Tablecloths and western furniture

Small and medium-sized industries in Yokohama

(1) Small and Medium-sized Industrial Policy during the war

Remedy for small and medium-sized industrial remedies in the 1930s
Subcontracting Subcontracting Policy

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

Industry of Yokohama in the first year of Showa
Small and medium-sized industrial subcontracting situation in Yokohama
Structure of subcontracting plants
Small and medium-sized industries during wartime

After three wars, Kanagawa's small and medium-sized industries

(1) Small and medium-sized industries after the 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's small and medium-sized industry in Kanagawa

Industrial relations between large and small and medium-sized industries
Subcontracting relationship between large and small and medium-sized industries
Tokyo and Yokohama as a subcontractor
Status in 1980

Nippon Kokan K.K. K.K. is a unique example of development by private steel companies before the establishment and development process of Nippon Kokan K.K.

First of all,
Establishment of Nippon Kokan K.K. K.K.
2 Development of Nippon Kokan during World War I

Construction of various facilities
Rapid increase in production and sales
High accumulation and financial policies

Nippon Kokan's response during the Great Depression and Depression

Market structure and production structure of the Japanese steel industry
Conversion and remodeling of various facilities
Proactively increase production and rationalization
Operating Conditions and Financial Policy

4193 To replace the Nippon Kokan knot in the early 2024s

Japanese Navy, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal eighteen fleet and warships built during the disarmament period

Establishment of the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal

View of the Arsenal History
Yokosuka Shipyard
Shipbuilding Dept.
Formation of the Navy Arsenal

Promotion of the 28th Fleet and the Navy Arsenal

The Age of the Great Cannon
Imperial National Defense Policy
Battleship Satsuma
The appearance of a dread note
De-class battleship Kawachi
The emergence of superdo-class ships
Cruise warship Kongo-type Hiei
Superdo-class ship Yamashiro
Progress of the Eighth Fleet
Impact of World War I
Nagato-style battleship Mutsu
Intensifying competition for shipbuilding

Naval Arsenal during the Washington Convention period

Washington Convention
Navy holiday
Air carrier Kaga
Heavy cruise ship Myoko
Heavy cruiser Takao

4 Naval Arsenal after the London Convention

Treaty of London
Air carrier Ryujo
Superst type Suzuya
Modernization and renovation of mainstay ship
Aircraft carrier reserve
Navy in a non-contact era

Formation and Development of Electrical Machinery Industry

First of all,
Development of Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd.

(1) Construction of Tsurumi Plant of Shibaura Works

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

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

Recovery from the Showa Depression
Merger with Tokyo Electric Power Company

(3) Formation of Conselling System

Increase in munitions
Expansion of plant facilities
Establishment of subsidiaries
Organization of subcontractors

Development of Fuji Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

(1) Establishment of Fuji Electric Power

Succession of import and sales
Completion of Kawasaki Plant

(2) Full-scale telephone business

Improvements in business performance
Establishment of Fuji Communication Equipment

(3) Expansion of wartime regime

Started production of waterwheels
Increase in capital investment

Concluding

Focusing on the chemical industry in the inter-war period.

First of all,

Importance of low-sulfur industry
Composition of this paper

193 Low-Sulfur Industry in the 2024s

Supply and Demand of Low Sulfur
Conditions for increased low-sulfur consumption
Becoming the world's second largest producer of low-sulfur production
Development of Major Low-Sulfur Manufacturers
High profit from low-sulfur manufacturing companies
Formation of a low-sulfur distribution union
Japan and overseas sulfurization agreement
Fluctuations in low sulfur prices
Deploying measures to lower sulfur prices
Public intervention on low sulfur prices
Limitations of cartel function
To a cartel under administrative control

Establishment and development of Showa Fertilizer Kawasaki Plant

Background of Establishment
Characteristics of Financing
Use of domestic machinery and construction costs
Analysis of Production Costs
Secret of low cost
Sales using all purchasers
Decrease in surplus electricity and increase in electricity bills
Conversion to Gas Chemical Substances
Development of Diversity

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

First of all,
The automotive industry in the early Showa era

(1) The emergence and withdrawal of domestic manufacturers

The emergence of automotive market opportunities
The emergence and withdrawal of domestic manufacturers

(2) Ford Seeks GM's Market

Motivation for entering the market
The advantages of assembly production and market domination
Accused of entering a foreign automaker

Automobile Industry Policy and Yoshisuke Ayukawa's domestic production of automobiles

(1) Development of automotive industry policy

Military automobile assistance law
Ministry of Commerce and Industry Standard Model

(2) Yoshisuke Ayukawa's vision for entering the automotive industry

Tobata Foundry into Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Acquisition of Dat Automobile Manufacturing
Nissan Concerne and the automotive industry

3. Enactment of the Automobile Manufacturing Business Law and Response by Foreign Automobile Companies

(1) Automotive industry policy led by the Ministry of Army

Ministry of Army's "Work for Establishing Automobile Industry"
Cabinet decision on the "Automobile Industry Law Regulation"

(2) Responses by foreign automakers

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

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

Automotive Manufacturing Business Law
Ford, GM's Strategic Residual Strategy

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

(1) Response to wartime regime

Establishment of mass production and mass sales systems
Expansion of Plants
Start of weapons production
Company name change and factory evacuation

Concluding

Formation and development of multilayered production structures in the automotive industry

First of all,
Formation of multilayered production structures in the automotive industry

Wartime industry rationalization and automotive industry
Recovery of the automotive industry and the formation of a series of subcontractors
Establishing a mass production system and re-subcontracting

2. Establish liberalization routes and reorganize multilayered production structure

Changes in competition due to liberalization
Reorganization of parts production system
Establishment of mass production systems based on the introduction of foreign technologies
Capitalization of parts manufacturers to capitalize and separate factories
Secondary and tertiary subcontracting

3 Progress of global recession and reorganization of multilayered production structure

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

Overview

Establishment and deployment of Kawasaki Complex Petrochemical Complex Mainly in the 2024s

Formation of the Kawasaki Seaside Industrial Zone and Establishment of Nippon Oil Complex

(1) Formation of Petrochemical Industry

Objectives of this chapter
Characteristics of Kawasaki Industrial Complex
Phase 1 Petrochemical Business Plan
Rapidness of Petrochemical Industry Development

(2) Formation of Kawasaki Rinkai 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 entry into the petrochemical industry
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.'s ethylene production plan and Nippon Soda and Furukawa Group
Nippon Petrochemical Co., Ltd.'s olefin
Capital structure of Nisseki Industrial Complex
Product composition of Nisseki Complex
Nisseki Chemical's Management Results

Expansion of Nitoa fuels and development of complex industrial complex

(1) Development of Petrochemical Industry

Phase II Petrochemical Commercialization Plan
Characteristics of the Second Phase

(2) Formation of the Toa Fuel Complex

Plan for East Asia Fuel's Commercialization and its setbacks
Formation of the Tonen Complex
Development of the Tonen Complex

(3) Development of Nippon Oil Industrial Complex

Impact of expansion into Tonen
Deployment of leading derivatives manufacturers
Nisseki Chemical's Business Development

(4) Structure and Management Outcomes of the Kawasaki Complex

Capital structure of complex industrial complex
Product composition of complex industrial complex
Management Results of Naphtha Center Companies

3196 Replacement for 2006 and beyond

Yokohama Port and product distribution centered on the Showa Depression period

1 Section Title and Method

Perspective of prefectural economic history research
Materials and Methods of Product Distribution History

Trends in Total 2 Commodity Distribution

Showa Depression
Economic recovery period

Trends in Distribution Volume by Sansho Product

Composition of import in 1999
Composition of Exports in 1999
Impact of the Showa Depression on Import
Impact of the Showa Depression on Export
Structure of 1932 and 1955

Instead of the four musubi

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

First of all,
Kazuma Car Age and Railway Era

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

Road transport in Nikami Nagawa and Ashigara Prefecture

Road transport situation
The emergence of commercial carriages
Postal wagons and transport of horseback

Road construction in the first half of the Meiji era

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

Formation of a railway network surrounding Yokohama

First of all,
1 Railroad network during construction period

Transportation function in the background of trading ports
Construction of Main Lines and Yokohama Station
Changes in tracks centered on Yokohama

2 Industrial Revolution and Railway Networks in Yokohama and surrounding areas

Formation of Railway Network and Relocation of Yokohama Station
Yokohama Port, Industrial Zone and Railway Network

3 Progress of Urbanization and Changes in Railway Network

Surrounding railway network and Yokohama
Formation of Intercity Railways
Changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake

Labor market transformation and worker status after the oil shock

Oil Shock and Transition of Labor Market

(1) Labor problems after the oil shock

Transition of labor market and unification of labor front
Changes in Employment Structure by Industry
Major developments in employment adjustment
Regional minimum wage system

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

Weight loss management and stagnant employment
Economic recovery and increase in female part-time workers
Trends in unemployment and estimation of middle-aged and elderly job seekers

Labor market in Double Chemical Industry

(1) Reorganization of Heavy Chemical Industry

Stall in the materials industry
Strong machinery industry

(2) Advancement of Microelectronics in the Heavy Chemical Industry

Microelectronics in production processes
Microelectronics of small and medium-sized enterprises

(3) Problems of extension of retirement age and turmoil in seniority systems

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

Labor market in Sanlight Industry and Service Industries

(1) Labor market for light industry

Textile Industry
Food Industry

(2) Labor market in the tertiary industry

Wholesale, retail, and service industries
Port labor
Forced workers in the stationed

(4) Living conditions of workers

(1) Changes in wages and working hours

Salary Trends
Trends in Working Hours

(2) Trends in Household and Living Environment

Household Trends
Trends in Working Hours

(3) Trends in social security and Population Ageing

Trends in social security
Aging of Population

5 Development of Labor Movements under Low Growth

(1) Spring struggles under low growth

From large price increase to a slight increase
Initiatives for Structure and Policy

(2) Labor Union Movement for Rationalization

Staff reduction due to bankruptcy
Reduction of personnel due to factory closure
Reduction of personnel due to poor business performance
Streamlining employment in the shipbuilding industry

(3) Labor Front Unification Issues

Expectations for Labor Convergence
Formation and Prospects of the JCP

Development of Branch Banking System and Suruga Bank

First of all,
(I) Branch Bank in Kanagawa Prefecture

Bank joint and branch banks
Characteristics of branch banks
Advancement of non-prefecture banks
Kanagawa Agricultural and Industrial Banking and Branch Banking System
Deposit Interest Rate Agreement and Federation of Bankings

2 Suruga Bank in Kanagawa Prefecture

Social credibility and measures to expand stores
Branch management and deposit interest rate issues

Concluding

Financial structure during high-growth period

1 Overview
2. Progress of Urbanization and Saving Structure and Financial Structure

Reality of Urbanization
Income structure and savings structure in urbanized areas
Financial Structure of Urbanization Areas and Responses by Financial Institutions

Trends of financial institutions in the three prefectures

General Trends
Trends in Ordinary Banks
Trends in Other Financial Institutions

Local finance during the Showa Depression

(I) Changes in Financial Scale

Fiscal scale
Characteristics of Kanagawa Prefecture

Local Finance in Kanagawa Prefecture in the early Showa era

Increase in delinquencies and tax reduction campaign
Cost Reduction Issues
Reimbursement issue of redemption bonds

3 “Emergency” Reorganization of Administrative and Financial Organization

Self-rehabilitation Movement
Organization of various levels

(4) Development of finance to counter the Depression

(1) Development of Urban Unemployment Measures

Unemployment measures in the prefecture
Measures against unemployment in Yokohama City

(2) Development of Rural Relief Project

National and local financial relations
Reality of rural finance
Tokusei Civil Engineering
Low-interest loan business

Concluding

Municipal finance during the high-growth period

First of all,
After a war, financial overview of municipalities

Fiscal scale
Changes in Financial Scale
Composition of revenue
Composition of Expenditures
Special accounts, etc.

2. Process of Fiscal Structure

(1) Overview

Fiscal scale
Formal balance and real balance

(2) Structure of revenue

Comparison of revenue composition to Nationwide
Trends in municipal tax revenues
Composition of municipal tax
Tax revenues by group
Comparison of municipal taxes to the whole country

(3) Structure of expenditure

Composition of expenditures by Purpose
Changes in Expenditures by Purpose
Structure and Changes in Expenditures by Characteristics
Content and Changes in Investment Expenses
Burden of compulsory expenses
Relationship between investment expenses and expenditures by purpose

Mitaka Growth Fiscal structure

(1) Overview

Rapid expansion of fiscal scale
Cumulative increase in real balance

(2) Structure of revenue

Comparison of revenue composition to Nationwide
Composition of municipal tax
Composition and income of municipal inhabitant tax
Property tax composition and income
Tax structure by group

(3) Structure of expenditure

Expenditures by Group Purpose
Changes in Expenditures by Purpose
Expenditures by nature

Estimation of Kanagawa Prefecture Industrial Production Index

First of all,
1 document

Overview of national level
Industrial Statistics Table
Ministry of Commerce and Industry Statistics
Different points of the preceding two
Available materials

(Iii) Examining past estimation methods

Methods of estimation
Physical quantity index
Real value index

3 Estimation methods and estimation results

Item group and production value
Price series and Item Deflator
Production value and production index of invariable price indication

(4) Examination and examination of estimation results

Comparison of estimation results with national level
Differences in each group growth rate

List of assignments
Postcard
Mouth picture

Panoramic view of Yokohama Port
Information on the Tsurumi Rinkai Railway running through the factory area
Ultra-modern steelworks in the Keihin Industrial Zone (provided by Nippon Kokan K.K.)
Thomas converter furnace (owned by Nippon Kokan Keihin Steel Works)
Current converters (provided by Nippon Kokan K.K.)
Complex petrochemical complex (provided by Tonen Sekiyu Kagaku Co., Ltd.)
Night view of the industrial complex (provided by Tonen Sekiyu Kagaku Co., Ltd.)
Automobile plant with all production processes (provided by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
Body assembly using welding robots (provided by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
Inaugurated newspaper advertisement (from Yokohama Trade Shimpo);
The battleship Hiei, under construction at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Masada Kogyo in Yokohama (from the Yokohama City Cottage Industry Investigation Committee Magazine)
Handkerchief factory in the early Showa period (from the Yokohama City Cottage Industry Investigation Committee Magazine)
Misaki Fishing Port, the base for pelagic fishing
Landed tuna
Fresh fish lined up in supermarkets

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