Formation and Development of a Japanese Colonial City

Mizuuchi, Toshio

doi:10.4200/jjhg1948.37.438

Cited by 4 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Among them were studies on colonial urbanism and residential differentiation, the ethnic geography of former colonial subjects in Japan, as well as the past role of geographers in Japanese imperialistic policy and their links with the military. Initially, these studies mainly involved both Japanese and foreign post-graduate students of the Geography Department of Kyoto University, such as Mizuuchi (1985), Yamazaki (1997), Avila Tàpies (1998), Fukumoto (2004), and Shibata (2005) conducting empirical studies, bibliographical surveys and documentary analyses from different points of view. This situational coincidence is partly explained by the fact that this Geography Department has a long tradition of research in historical and settlement geography, and openly supported imperialistic geopolitics immediately for the entire territory population distribution on October 1, 1940; and the '31st Statistics of Kwantung'/Kantokyoku dai 31 kai tokei-sho.…”

Section: New Geographies Of Japanese Empirementioning

confidence: 99%

Co-ethnic Spatial Concentrations and Japan's 1930s Concord Project for Manchukuo

Avila-Tàpies

2016

Geog. Rev. Japan B

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The formation of the Japanese colonial empire entailed major population movements and important socio-economic and territorial impacts in East Asia. These were particularly relevant in Manchuria, where important Japanese immigration also occurred, especially after the establishment of Japanese-sponsored Manchukuo in 1932. This paper focuses on the location of co-ethnic concentrations of the four major population groups of immigrant background in Manchukuo. The aim of the study is to re-examine the reality of Manchukuo's inclusive ideology of ethnic harmony and the blurring of ethnic borders from a spatial viewpoint. The location of co-ethnic concentrations of Han Chinese, Koreans, Japanese and Russians was identified by calculating the Location Quotients for each group at national and urban (Mukden's railway town) scales. The results were mapped, showing uneven ethnic distributions and concentrations at both scales. This analysis confirmed the existence of clusters of affluent co-ethnic concentrations in Manchukuo, including some recent concentrations, such as the Japanese deliberate segregation in the North Manchuria countryside and in the Mukden railway town. Thus, the inclusive ideology of the new State coexisted, paradoxically, with high levels of co-ethnic spatial concentrations. This occurred not only because of group interest in achieving community cohesion, but also because of exclusions and restrictions resulting from official segregationist settlement policies. According to the results of the spatial analysis, the article concludes that Manchukuo's utopian ideals of equal coexistence and concord among all ethnicities were not realized.

show abstract

Section: New Geographies Of Japanese Empirementioning

confidence: 99%

Co-ethnic Spatial Concentrations and Japan's 1930s Concord Project for Manchukuo

Avila-Tàpies

2016

Geog. Rev. Japan B

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…But not many studies exist in this geographical field. In such a situation, I can nominate Mizuuchi (1985), Avila-Tàpies (2002, 2003, Nakanishi (2006), Miki (2013) for substantial geographical studies about Manchuria. In these studies, Avila-Tàpies (2002) covers Japanese emigration and fixation pattern to Manchuria.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many studies have been conducted on Dalian, but the only one on historical geography is Mizuuchi (1985). This study surveyed the developmental process of Dalian as a Japanese colonial city and examined its residential segregation by economic and social status.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Formation of the Japanese Colonial City of Dalian: A Focus on the Backgrounds of Successful Japanese Businessmen and Elites

Ryotaro

2016

Geog. Rev. Japan B

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this study, I elucidate the regional relationship between the mainland and the Japanese colonial city of Dalian. For this research, I focus on the backgrounds of contemporary influential figures: successful Japanese businessmen and other social elites, including the merchants, manufacturers, and senior officials of the South Manchuria Railway Company. For the time frame of the study, I used the Who's Who of Japanese living in Manchuria; Manshushinshi-shinshoroku edited in 1926 and published in 1927. This book listed 427 persons living in Dalian along with their occupations and careers. These people can be classified into two groups based on their educational background: the highly educated and the less educated, many of whom hailed from hometowns in western Japan. Among highly educated people, their schools were catalysts as a central turning point and their location played a pivotal role in their lives; herein, their life was related with Dalian, and schools in Tokyo were especially significant. In contrast, the locus of the professional turning points for less-educated people was the place of employment: the store (or company) where they worked or the business that they had initiated; Osaka-Kobe area became the most significant area for them. Many of the less-educated people traveled to Dalian after working in Osaka-Kobe area. Approximately 30 percent of the total population under study had worked abroad, mainly in other Japanese colonies, before coming to Dalian.

show abstract

Spatial Changes in a Suburban Area of a Local Korean City under Japanese Rule: Ch'eongju City in North Ch'ungch'eong Province

Yamamoto

2000

Geogr. Rev. Jpn, Ser. A, Chirigaku Hyoron

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Formation and Development of a Japanese Colonial City

Cited by 4 publications

References 1 publication

Co-ethnic Spatial Concentrations and Japan's 1930s Concord Project for Manchukuo

Co-ethnic Spatial Concentrations and Japan's 1930s Concord Project for Manchukuo

Formation of the Japanese Colonial City of Dalian: A Focus on the Backgrounds of Successful Japanese Businessmen and Elites

Spatial Changes in a Suburban Area of a Local Korean City under Japanese Rule: Ch'eongju City in North Ch'ungch'eong Province

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About