アジア間米貿易と日本 (近代アジア貿易圏の形成と構造 : 19世紀後半〜第一次大戦前を中心に)

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Rice is a traditional food in Asia and most people in Asia used to rely on rice. Rice, however, has become a world commodity since the middle of the nineteenth century, responsed by the demand of rice increased not only in Europe but also in Asia. This article attempts to show the rapid growth of rice trade in South-East Asia stimulated by the world-wide demand, and also how Japan's rice trade differed from that of the South-East Asian countries. The historical materials and statistics of rice trade used here are mainly Japanese Consular Reports and Japanese official Survey on Rice. Having opened the country to foreign intercourse in 1858, Japan started as an exporter of her such primary products as raw silk, tea, marine products, rice etc. Japan's rice export achieved a peak in 1888-1892. What was the market for Japanese rice at that time? Though there were some fluctuations in different years, the largest market of Japanese rice was Britain followed by Germany till 1889, but Hong Thong appeared to be the largest after 1892. The Japanese Consular Reports from Melbourne suggested that most of the Japanese rice imported to Hong Kong was re-exported to Australia. On the other hand, Siamese rice was largely exported to Singapore and Hong Kong, and to China via Hong Kong. Almost half of Saigon rice went to Hong Kong, and about 20 per cent to Singapore and South Asian countries, though Europe shared only less than 25 per cent. We can say that Japan found its rice markets largely in Europe and Australia, not in South-East Asian countries and China. In this point Japan's rice trade was quite different from that of Siam and French Indo-China. But Japan has soon become a big rice importing country. It were Burma, Korea, French Indo-China and Slam which supplied Japan with vast quantities of rice before the World War I.
社会経済史学会の論文
1985-06-10

アジア間米貿易と日本 (近代アジア貿易圏の形成と構造 : 19世紀後半〜第一次大戦前を中心に)

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