Actors of International Cooperation in Prewar Japan (eBook)

Cover 1
Note on Japanese names and the translation of Japanese texts 17
Introduction 19
The definition of international cooperation 25
The characteristics of Japanese international cooperation 27
The structure of this book 33
Part I: The development of international cooperation before the First World War 37
Chapter 1: International community life and the limits on the freedom of immigration: Yamada Sabur?’s view on international migration 37
Yamada Sabur? and the shin j?yaku jisshi junbi project 38
A controversy over article 2 of the Civil Code 44
Yamada and the Institut de droit international 51
The IDI’s discussion about the admission of foreigners into a country 56
Limits on the freedom of immigration 68
Japanese immigration law 76
Open questions 81
Part II: International cooperation after the foundation of the League of Nations 85
Chapter 2: The problem of international migration and the League of Nations Association of Japan: 1919–1925 91
The LNAJ and its relations with business and financial circles 99
The LNAJ and its relationship with the Japanese government 106
The LNAJ and its racial equality proposal 115
Discussion of racial equality at the IFLNS 121
The ILO intervention 128
French proposal on the admission of foreigners into a country 139
A defeat at the ninth Congress of the IFLNS 146
The aftermath of the defeat 153
Chapter 3: The Geneva World Economy Conference and the LNAJ: 1925–1927 157
The LNAJ’s discussion about the World Economy Conference 159
Three positions 166
Discussion at the IFLNS 179
The Japanese government’s attitude towards the Conference 184
A middle-ground position 187
The World Economy Conference and its results 195
Change and persistence in the LNAJ’s activities 199
Part III: International cooperation at a crossroads 207
Chapter 4: The birth of international scientific cooperation: Ueda Teijir?’s population study and its historical significance, 1927–1938 207
Two campaigns that emerged after the World Economy Conference 209
Two campaigns and the LNAJ 216
A cautious approach towards immigration problems 226
An upsurge in interests in international scientific cooperation 235
Ueda Teijir?’s population studies 241
From the population projection to the measurement of living standards 249
International cooperation in the age of crisis 256
Conclusion 264
References 271
Manuscript and document collections 271
Newspapers and Magazines 271
Published sources in Japanese 272
Published sources in English, French, and German 281
Index of names 287