The page discusses in numerical terms the economy of the Empire of Japan, particularly in the years leading up to the major conflicts on the Asian mainland and in the Pacific.
In the half century up to the 1930s, Japan's exports grew from 144 million to 5,331 million yen (¥). This amounted to a share of world trade of only 3.7%, compared with 13.7% for the United Kingdom or 11.8% for the United States. The Great Depression of the 1930s provoked certain changes in the Japanese economy, with the result that imports exceeded exports by ¥1,000 millions.
The country in 1936 possessed the third-largest commercial Fleet in the world, valued at $1,183,000,000, or $28.10 per person.
Main economic sectors
Fishing
The important Ohkotsk fisheries had a value of ¥50 million. Other fisheries in Chosen, Karafuto, South Mandate and Formosa came to ¥122,000,000 and ¥358,000,000 from Japan proper, for a total of ¥480,000,000 (1938 figures). Secondary products from fishing had a value of ¥150 million to ¥200 million. (From another source, fishing values were of ¥235,000,000 and ¥275,000,000 during 1919-13, more than the British.)
Forestry products
Local forestry represented a production of 14,000,000 square meters of wood with value of ¥75,000,000, a total value of ¥50,000,000 in cut wood, ¥3,000,000 in bamboo and other secondary wood products for a total value of ¥100,000,000.
Agricultural fertiliser
Japan had long imported nitrates from Chile for agriculture, to a value of ¥200,000,000, and began fertiliser fabrication from prime materials from the South Mandate and Christmas island.
Heavy industry
In 1927 and 1937 the industrial values stay in ¥16,412,000,000, why represents third times of Farming value. the textil industry poses the value of 41.4% in 1926 to 23.8% in 1936, Metalurgical industries poses values of 6.4% in 1926 to 20.5% in 1936,and chemical industry value are for 18.6% in 1937 and machinery and industrial equipments growning to 14.5% in same year.
Breakdown of statistics
Total productions in units of ¥1,000,000:
- 1919 -- 1925 -- 1932
- Wood: 760,5--718,4--459,9 Millions
- Silk: 43,2---62,0---53,8 Millions
- Hemp: 16,4---24,6---14,9 Millions
- Mixed silk & cotton: 404,9--242,8--1,153,5 Millions
- Silk fabrics: 45,5--29,8--1,153,5 Millions
- Cotton fabrics: 790,0--703,0--1,153,5 Millions
- Hemp fabrics: 12,9--28,4--1,153,5 Millions
- Wool fabrics: 121,9--185,0--1,153,5 Millions
- Paper, Japan Type: 79,6--53,0--132,2 Millions
- Paper, European type: 116,6--119,7--132,2 Millions
- Matches: 39,7---17,0 Millions
- Porcelain & ceramics: 29,3--78,2--65,3 Millions
- Handcrafts (exports): 31,6--29,0--15,1 Millions
- Camphor, raw and camphor oil : 1,7--4,6 Millions
- Lacquer articles: 24,1--30,9--26,6 Millions
- Straw articles: 18,6--12,4, Millions
- Brushes: 11,2--5,4 Millions
- Vegetable oils: 61,8--45,4--31,9 Millions
Investment in Manchukuo
In Manchukuo Japanese investment (private and central government) ran at ¥1,715,000,000 (£171,580.000 sterling) in 1938; and in 1941 reinvested ones ¥5,000,000,000, or in other words $2 for every person in China. For local and foreign commerce Japan organized a centralized economic structure, national Central Bank and a local currency, the yuan of Manchukuo.
during first times of japanese administration,Manchukuo represent
the 14,3% of total industrial production in china,the 12% of your work industrial force,and during 1913-1930 your farming production are growning in one 70% of total and your railways represent one
30% of total of Chinese railways and augment in 4,500 Km the double
registered in rest of China.
The first industrial centers in Manchukuo were in the Mukden-Dairen area with coal, iron, chemical and soy bean products, railway equipment, weapons, aircraft,liquour and beer, processed foods, oil, petrol refining,etc. The Japanese invested capital of ¥440,000,000 (£44,000,000) and the Manchu exterior commerce (obviously a Japanese monopoly) in 1933 the exports stay over imports. one fraction (1/2 to 2/3) stay constituted for Soy Bean products,the Coal represent ones 10% and iron stay over this. Minor exports were other farming products (pigs, mice, kaoliang, peanuts); the imports stay cotton, flour of various grains, iron, and unfinished and manufactured products for Industry. The principal commerce was with China and Japan, but with some exports to Russia.
other cyphers in exportations from 1923 mentioned why ones 4,423,000
tonnes are the total divided in 50% of soy beans and 30% in Coal.
Manchukuo are raised how one industrial potential much advanced why
all existent in Eastern Asia,with exeption of proper Japan and USSR,
but integrated these economy at Japanese finances and industry for
your proper interests.others foreing bussinessmens mentioned at
Manchukuo how "Japanchukuo" for the Japanese extended control in
all Manchoukouan aspects.this poses the clasical colonial structure,
where all important tecnicals and administrators are japanese.
these industrial structure produced prime material or unfinished
products for finalizing the process in metropolitan islands.
In 1929 there was a slump in soy bean sales to United States but Germany became the principal buyer.
Industrial centers were in Anshan, Shakakon , Dairen, Ryojun, Fushun, Fusin , and other cities. Manchukuo used the Chosen ports of Yuki and Rashin how exportations doors for
Japan sea area.
other inversions are the Dowa Automobile Company (for manufacture of cars and trucks),
Manshukoku Hikoki Seizo KK (for making engines and aircrafts) in Harbin, Jintan Foods Company,Mukden Nambu Arsenal in Mukden, Anshan Iron & Steel Works (founded in 1913) and renamed Showa Steel Works (in 1933)in Anshan, Manshukoku Koku KK (Manchurian National Airways), Manchukuo National Bank(national central bank), South Manchurian Railway Company, ,Yamato Hotel,and others.
-Mineral extractions in Manchukuo:
Coal:
the principal yaciment are Fushun,why stay in Yingpan,poses one extension of 15X3 kilometers and are stimated exist one reserve of 1,000,000,000 of tones.your production during 1907-08 stay under 2,000,000 tonnes,in 1919-20 augment the extractions in ones 3,700,000 tonnes. more later in 1924-29 this ampledyour production in ones 5,540,000 tonnes.during 1934 these production continuing your growning in ones 8,000,000 tonnes.exist one augment in local use and one important exportation.
in 1934-1936 the total coal extractions are:
- Heilungkiang: 405,000 tonnes
- Jehol: 458,000 tonnes
- Kirin: 267,000 tonnes
- Liaoning: 10,656,000 tonnes
the nexts yaciments are Yentai why in 1923-24 stay in production of
ones 1,000,000 tonnes and the private mines in Penhsihu and Hsintai.
the total coal production in Manchukuo are during 1930 exeded the
10,000,000 tonnes.others important mines in nation are Sian(in Liaoning province),Muleng(in Kirin province) and Peopiao(in Jehol Province).in 1941 the production are ones 20,000,000 tonnes with one reserve of 20,000,000,000 of tonnes.
Petrol Oil:
in Manchukuo only extracted Petrol for destilation process of Petrol
squist and petrol slate(mineral) in Fushun,this production are ones
1,000,000 of tonnes in 1941.in Jehol exist certain little petrol
extraction joining at Coal yaciments too.
Iron:
the iron extraction during 1931-32 are ones 1,000,000 of tonnes
from yaciments in Taku Shan(near at Anshan,Liaoning),Miaoerkow
and Tungpientao(in Liaoning too).the first produced in 1934
ones 950,000 tonnes of low graduation Hematite( Iron fount)and the Miaoerkow mine produced ones 235,000 tonnes of same
mineral too.the reserves in Tungpientao yaciment are
ons 1,000,000,000 of Iron of Higth graduation.
in 1934 the total iron extractions are:
- -Liaoning Province:
- Anshan: 950,000 tonnes(low graduation)
- Miaoerkow: 235,000 tonnes(low graduation)
Reserves:
- Tungpientao: 100,000,000 tonnes(higth graduation)
Aluminium:
the principal fount of Bauxite in Manchukuo are the Alunite
(Bauxite source)yaciments in Liaoning.
other minerals:
are discover ones little sources of Copper and Manganese in Manchukuo
in same country are extracted Gold in rivers and Salt in saline lakes
too and exist great sources of Antimonium in these lands.
Japan used ones promedia Per Capita of Iron 150 Lbs. in comparison with China with ones 600,000 Lbs. or USA with ones 1,000 Lbs.
-Iron and Steel Manchoukouan production:
in 1933,the total production of iron in Anshan and Penhsihu factories are ones 430,000 tonnes.the Anshan Factories in 1941 poses regular production of 1,750,000 iron tonnes and others 1,000,000 Steel Tonnes. same instalation debt in 1942ampled your production in ones 3,600,000 tonnes and Penhsihu plant debt produced ones 500,000 tonnes.the Tungpientao factory poses the capacity of making ones
800,000 tonnes too.
-Other industries in Manchukuo:
from 1932,Japanese ampled your private and government inversions
in other industrial sectors how:
- Fertilizers for farming
- Dinamyte and other explosives
- Tool-Machines manufactures
- electric engineering
- heavy Quemical industry
at same time the augment the modern style building and house constructions in cities of towns in country.
Manchoukoan Free Trade Land zones and Free Ports:
- -Land Zones:(for interchanges with Russia)
- Tsitsihar
- Harbin
- Hunchun
- Lungchingtsun
- -Free Ports:(for interchange with British,American and German Merchant vessels Companies)
- Yingkow(Newchang)
- Antung
- Dairen
- Ryojun
The natural resources in 1931 poses one total production inside of japanese Empire are ones ¥283,000,000 and the complement obtain in foreign buyings are ¥220,000,000 why represent one selfsufficence of 60%,but your local production are evaluated in ones ¥746,000,000 why represent ones 61% of total,against the importations why represents ones ¥660,000,000 .
Japanese Minerals Resources
the mineral resources extractions represents ones totals in Millions of Yens:
- 1913 1919 1931 1936
- Japan Proper:146,849,000-641,128,000-241,826,000-589,400,000.
- Chosen: 8,204,000---25,415,000--21,742,000--110,430,000.
- All Empire: 159,186,000-677,846,000-283,282,000-746,089,000.
Coal Yaciments
the extraction of these element in Japan during 1912 are ones
20,000,000 tonnes,in 1932 in ones 30,000,000 tonnes and ampled
in 1941 in ones 55,500,000 tonnes and stay divided between nexts
sources,in tonnes:Chosen(5,00,000),Formosa(2,500,000) and
Karafuto(2,500,000)and additional imports ones 4,000,000 tonnes
from China and Indochina.the local yaciments stay in Heijo(Chosen)
why produced ones 2,282,000 tonnes,Sakito,Matsushima,Takashima,Chikuo
,Miiki,Karatsu(Kyushu),Ube,Joban(Honshu) and Uryu,Ishikari,Kushiro
,Akan,Shiwanuka(Hokkaido),Kawakami(Karafuto) and North Formosa.
Oil sources
Japanese Petrol production was in 1941 2,659,000 barrels — about the daily production in the USA, and 0.1% of world petrol production. Additionally in Manchukuo oil wells gave Japan 1,000,000 of additional petrol tonnes, also per year.the local oils yaciments of Akita,Niigata and Nutsu produced ones 2,659,000 barrels.additionally if obtaion other barrels in Formosa
(1,000,000) and Soviet Sakhalin(1,000,000) and the Manchu oil
destillery process.the use of Oils products in 1939 raised in
ones 25,400,000 barrels.japan additionally realizing foreing
buyings of this element in California,Dutch indies and Mexico.
Iron yaciments
the iron resources are insuficients. the total reserves are ones
90,000,000 tonnes of theirs ones 10,000,000 or 50,000,000 stay in
Chosen(Kenjiho) and Formosa.japan import iron from Tayeh(china),
ones 500,000tonnes in 1940,from Malaca,Johore and other points,ones
1,874,000 tonnes,from Philippines ones 1,236,000 tonnes,India sended
ones 1,000,000 tonnes and ones 3000,000 process iron in bars and
Australiawhy sended other similar quantity.japan used much scrap iron
in Steel proceses and export little quantites for your provinces and
Manchukuo.local production stay in ones 953,000 tonnes in 1941provided principally from Hokkaido( Kuttchan and Muroranyaciments) other localmines stay in Honshu(Kamaishi) and other reas.
- Japanese Iron & Steel industrial local centers:
these principal centers of iron process stay in Kuttchan and Muroran
(Hokkaido),Kamaishi(Honshu) and Kenjiho(Chosen).in Kamaishi factory if
processes ones 65,000 tonnes of Iron in bars and ones 47,000 of Steel.
the total iron & steel production in Japanese Empire(included Manchukuo) are in 1940 ones 6,455,000 metrical tonnes,in Yawata(Kyushu)produced ones 2,900,000 of tonnes complement with Osaka-Kobe and TokioYokohama iron factories others 1,000,000 metrical tonnes.
Others Mineral yaciments
- Copper: the japanese production of Copper in 1917 stay in ones 108,000 tonnes,in 1921 ones 54,000 tonnes,in 1926 in ones 63,400 tonnes butthis production augment in ones 70,000 tonnes in 1931-37.in 1930-40 the 75% of total production provided from: Ashio,Besshi(shikoku),Kosaki,Hitachi, and Saganoseki.Chosen produced ones 4.000 tonnes of copper additionally in 1940.
- Gold & Silver: the gold production stay in Chosen when yaciments produced ones 199,483 Troy Oz in 1930 for augment in 838,709 Troy Oz.in rivers and mines,other yaciments stay in Saganoseki(Oita) Honshu Kuyshu and Nort Formosa.the total value of Gold are 20,000,000 of Yensper year,additionally Japan import from foreing.the silver mines stay in Kosaki,Kawaga and Hitachi,and others in Hokkaido and Karafuto inlast with Iron Pyrite.the total production of Gold stay in 85,000,000 of Us Dollars in 1940,the 3/4 stay combined with Copper.
- Zinc:the total japaneseproduction of these mineral stay in ones 60,000 and 15,000 tonnes.
- Graphite:in Chosen stay aboundant Yaciments of these mineral,your production stay in 80,000 tonnes.
- Sulphur:the total production of these element stay in ones 240,00metric tonnes in 1940.
- Aluminium: additionally at Liaoning yaciments,Japan poses other source of Bauxite in Palau Island(South Mandate)
- Phospate:in Angaur(South Mandate) exist one important yaciment othese mineral why produced one 60,000 anual tonnes.
- Uranium:in Northeast Chosen and Hakuto San(Paitou Shan) Volcano area exist aboundant sources of Uranium in brute.these yaciments are extracted for Nogushi Zaibatsu Clan and japanese government for researches uses.
japan poses yaciments with certain importance of Tin,Chrome,Tungsten,
Plumb,Molibden,Iron Pyrite,Mercury,Halite(Mine Salt) and gypsum too.
additionally from sea waters extract salt for industrial and food uses.
In comparison USA produced copper at seven times Japan's rate, extracted coal at 10 times, iron 40 times, and petrol 432 times. The population in USA was 25% more than Japan's.
Japanese inversions of minerals in Mengchiang nation:
Japanese put in production the iron mine in Hsuanhua-Lungyen with one
reserve of 91,645,000 metrical tonnes in 1941 and analized the
coal reserves of Coal in land,ones 504 tonnes and one potential
production of 202,000 of tonnes(1934).the Mengchiang iron yaciments
export minerals directly to Japan.
The Yen block and economic thought
for one adequate managed,administration and use of these resources japanese Military,industrialist and Economy Thinkers indeed the "Yen Block" or Yen Zone, economical Doctrine,for poses one economical zone in theses areas and Japan in why stay under Yen monetary Values. but debt at the posteriory difficults during your aplication during 30s years,these theorists above mentioned analized this trouble for created the "Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere" Plan for perfectioned this previous economic doctrines and ampled to Southeast Asia and Siberian Mainland too for uses the natural resources and ampled the economical japanese Yen currency in theses areas, joining at your military conquests plans.
These were the Economical Resources for sustain the Japanese Regime and your Conquest Plans in Asia Mainland.
