Concerning publication of this English edition / Norio Hosomi
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On the publication of A history of hundred years of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. / Naoya Kakizoe
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Section I The modernization of Japan and Japanese fisheries
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Chapter 1 The dawn of Japanese fisheries up to around 1905
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Part 1 Prehistory: the ancient, medieval, premodern and modern eras
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1. From fishing to fisheries
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The early days of fisheries
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Fisheries in the medieval period
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2. The development of fisheries technology in the premodern period
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Expansion of fishing grounds
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Establishment of a distribution chain
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3. Delays in the modernization of fisheries
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The Meiji Reformation and the stagnation of fisheries
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Repercussions of state ownership
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Part 2 Fisheries administration and the growth of fisheries
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1. Developing the fisheries environment
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Early days of fisheries administration
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Creation of the Japan Fisheries Association
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Establishment of fisheries educational institutions
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2. Enactment of the "Fisheries Law" and the "Distant Water Fisheries Promotion Act"
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Enactment of the "Fisheries Law"
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Enforcement of the "Distant Water Fisheries Promotion Act"
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3. Progressive modernization of fisheries
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Motorization of fishing boats
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Mass production of materials
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Part 3 Introduction of modern-style whaling
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1. Japanese whaling before modernization
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Establishment of net whaling
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The rise and fall of American whaling
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Decline of Japanese whaling
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Attempts by Nakahama Manjiro and Sekizawa Akikiyo
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2. Modernization and the establishment of Nippon Enyo Gyogyo
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The threat from Norwegian-style whaling
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Establishment of Nippon Enyo Gyogyo
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Dai-Ichi Choshu Maru runs aground
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3. Establishment of Toyo Hogei and amalgamation
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Establishment of Toyo Gyogyo
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Proliferation and amalgamation of whaling companies
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Part 4 Emergence of trawling
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The early days of trawling in Japan
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Part 5 The start of North-Sea fisheries
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1. Japan's fisheries move north
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The advance to Sakhalin and collision with Russia
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Fisheries on the coast of Mainland Russia
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Fisheries on the Kamchatka Peninsula
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2. Establishment of a Russo-Japanese Fisheries Agreement
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Chapter 2 The rise of modern-style fisheries 1905-1917 -creation of the Tamura Steamship Fishery Company-
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Part 1 Early days of trawling
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1. The start of trawling
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Thomas Albert Glover and the Fukae Maru
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Both equipment and knowledge needed for trawling
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2. Opposition to trawling and codification in law
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Anti-trawling movements
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Enforcement of the "regulations for the control of steam trawler fisheries"
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The trawl boom and its demise
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Part 2 Founding of the Tamura Steamship Fishery Company
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1. Ichiro Tamura and Kosuke Kunishi
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Ichiro Tamura
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Kosuke Kunishi
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2. Establishment of the Tamura Steamship Fishery Company
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Construction of Minato Maru
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The Tamura policy of not selling ships
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Part 3 North-Sea fisheries and management of the ship business
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1. Ichiro Tamura and North-Sea fisheries
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The start of North-Sea fisheries and founding of "Ichi-I Gumi"
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Sale of Nichiro Gyogyo and withdrawal from North-Sea fisheries
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2. Ichiro Tamura and the ship business
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Establishment of Nippon Kisen and the ship business
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Chapter 3 Industrial expansion and technological innovation 1918-1933 - Growth of "Kyodo Gyogyo"
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Part 1 Establishment of "Kyodo Gyogyo"
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1. The postwar depression and fisheries
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Postwar depression, corporate integration and mergers
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From financial depression to the great depression
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2. From the Tamura Steamship Fishery Company to Kyodo Gyogyo
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Purchase of Kyodo Gyogyo shares and corporate merger
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Growth to Japan's biggest trawling operator
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Moves into the distribution and marketing sectors
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Reorganization of Yamagami Gumi and establishment of Nippon Gyomo Sengu
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Towards the creation of a general fisheries company
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Slumping fish prices and measures aimed at progression
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Part 2 Establishment of Tobata Reizo and relocation to Tobata Fishing Port
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1. Reclamation of Dokai Bay and Tobata Reizo
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Shimonoseki as a base for fisheries
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Yoshisuke Ayukawa and Tobata City
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Promotion of refrigeration, freezing and ice-making business
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2. Kyodo Gyogyo relocates to Tobata
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Part 3 Development of overseas fishing grounds and growth of the business
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Expansion into overseas fisheries
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Introduction of foreign sales techniques
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Part 4 Amalgamation of mother ship-type crab fisheries
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1. The rise of mother ship-type crab fisheries
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Crab fisheries start in earnest
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Kenkichi Ueki and crab fisheries
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2. The integration of crab fisheries
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1st integration-two companies: Nippon Kosen Gyogyo and Showa Kosen Gyogyo
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2nd integration-alienation of Hayashikane Shoten
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Integration complete, establishment of Godo Kosen
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Part 5 Innovations in trawlers
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1. Adoption of new fishing methods
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The V-D method
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Single quarter rope
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2. Technical innovations in fishing boat equipment
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Wireless telegraph equipment
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Diesel trawlers
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On-board rapid freezing equipment
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Part 6 Efforts to develop fishery science - establishment of the Hayatomo Fishery Institute-
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1. The first private sector fisheries research institute
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As a research arm of Kyodo Gyogyo
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Research results contributing greatly to the growth of fisheries
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2. Outline of research
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Fishing Boat Department
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Chemistry Department
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Biology Department
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Part 7 Modern labor relations in trawling
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1. Kosuke Kunishi's management of fisheries business
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Management of trawling business
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2. Kyodo Gyogyo's labor environment
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Employees' motivation spurred by mutual aid system
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Re-employment of retired seamen and improved conditions for active seamen
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Training fisheries workers
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Chapter 4 Emerging zaibatsu and fisheries 1931-1940 - Nippon Sangyo and Nippon Suisan -
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Part 1 Kyodo Gyogyo's expanding business sectors
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1. Kyodo Gyogyo and market distribution
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Affiliated businesses stand side by side
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Expanding sales of frozen fish
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2. Creation of a refrigerator network
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Part 2 The challenge of Antarctic whaling
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1. Moves into Antarctic whaling
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Signing of the first international whaling convention
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Toyo Hogei purchases the Beltana
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2. Establishment of Nippon Hogei
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From Toyo Hogei to Nippon Hogei
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Purchase of the Antarctic
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Japan's first Antarctic whaling goes ahead
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The second expedition by the Tonan Maru
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3. Antarctic whaling evolves into a national enterprise
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First expeditions by the Tonan Maru II and Tonan Maru III
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Full-scale production of red whale meat and the start of the tanker business
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Expansion of Japanese influence in the Antarctic and interruption of Antarctic whaling
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4. Expeditions to the North Sea
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Establishment of Hokuyo Hogei and interrupted operations
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Coastal whaling by Nippon Hogei
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Part 3 Participation in Nissan Konzerne
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1. Birth of the newly emerging zaibatsu
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Emerging from the wartime boom and the great depression
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Characteristics of the new zaibatsu
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2. Background to the founding of Nippon Sangyo
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The rise of Fujita Gumi
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Establishment of Kuhara Mining
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3. The birth of Nissan Konzerne
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Yoshisuke Ayukawa reconstructs Kuhara Mining
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The birth of Nissan Konzerne
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4. Nippon Suisan becomes an affiliate of Nissan Konzerne
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Esthablishment of the Nippon Sangyo Fisheries Department and the birth of Nippon Suisan
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An important wing of Nissan Konzerne
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Establishment of Nippon Oil & Fats Co., Ltd.
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The centralized management system of Nissan Konzerne
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Kosuke Kunishi and Yoshisuke Ayukawa
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The mutually cooperative relationship between Nippon Sangyo and Nippon Suisan
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5. Expansion into Manchuria and subsequent withdrawal
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Nippon Sangyo moves into Manchuria
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Withdrawal from Manchukuo
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Part 4 Evolution into Japan's largest fisheries company
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1. The establishment of Nichiman Gyogyo and the start of controls on marine products
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Establishment of Nichiman Gyogyo
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Outbreak of the Sino- Japanese War and business strengthening in Manchuria and China
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Start of mother ship-type tuna fisheries in Southern Seas
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Canned crab sales under wartime control
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Nationwide expansion of the ice making, refrigeration and freezing business
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Formation of a frozen fish sales network
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Z process quick freezing equipment-the Z process
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2. The death of Kosuke Kunishi and subsequent development of Nippon Suisan
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The death of Kosuke Kunishi
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Nippon Suisan just before the Pacific War
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Section II The Pacific War era and postwar reconstruction
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Chapter 1 The controlled economy and fisheries in wartime 1940-1944
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Part 1 Conversion to a planned economy and changes to industry
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Expansion of heavy industries, shift to military demand and planned economy
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Expansion of the war and its impact on fisheries
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Restrictions on deep-sea fisheries
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Fisheries administration shifts to a policy of controlled economy
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Part 2 The choice of Nippon Suisan
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1. Moves towards the fishery control ordinance
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"Serving the nation with food" is made the company motto
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Enforcement of the National Mobilization Law and delays in controls on marine products
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Integration of ocean fisheries starts
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Fishery Control Ordinance issued, control takes shape
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2. Control of ocean fisheries
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Internal division within Nippon Suisan
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Conflicting positions of the fishery companies
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3. Teikoku Suisan Tosei
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Establishment of Teikoku Suisan Tosei
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Transfer of refrigeration equipment from Nippon Suisan
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Teikoku Suisan Tosei starts business
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4. From Nippon Suisan to "Nippon Kaiyo Gyogyo Tosei"
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Establishment of Nippon Kaiyo Gyogyo Tosei
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Other control companies and control of coastal fisheries
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Management of Nippon Kaiyo Gyogyo Tosei in the closing stages of the war
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Chapter 2 Fisheries in occupied Japan 1945-1950
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Part 1 War damage and food crisis
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The end of the war and the ensuing food crisis
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War damage to fisheries
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Part 2 The GHQ occupation policy and fisheries
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1. Dissolution of zaibatsu, agrarian reform, labor reform
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Dissolution of zaibatsu and promotion of democracy through public office purges
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Agrarian reform, labor reform and labor disputes, deconcentration policy
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2. Postwar control of marine products
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Abolition of the fishery control ordinance and the impact of renewed control
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Easing and abolition of postwar control
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Part 3 Resumption of fisheries
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1. Establishment of the MacArthur Line and permission for shipbuilding
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GHQ policy on fisheries
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Establishment of the MacArthur Line
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GHQ permits shipbuilding
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2. Resumption of west-water trawling and whaling
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Resumption of west-water trawling
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Resumption of Ogasawara whaling and Antaric whaling
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The postwar scheme of international whaling
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Chapter 3 Reconstruction of fishery companies 1945-1950
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Part 1 Relaunch of Nippon Suisan and company reconstruction after the war
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Revival of the Nippon Suisan company name
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Delays in the resumption of fishing by Nippon Suisan
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Relaunch of Teikoku Suisan Tosei
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Taiyo Gyogyo's losses and recotstruction strategy
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Nichiro Gyogyo's losses and reconstruction strategy
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Part 2 Resumption of fishing operations by Nippon Suisan
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Trends in west-water fisheries
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1st-5th Antarctic whaling expeditions and the start of maritime shipping business
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Expansion into Ogasawara whaling and resumption of mother ship-type tuna fishing
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Resumption of the processing business
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Part 3 The road to management reconstruction
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Shareholder equity enhanced
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Implementation of the Dodge Line and the ensuing Dodge recession
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Nippon Suisan's crisis and personnel reorganization
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Salvaging of the Tonan Maru III
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Enhancement of the marine product sales system
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Section III Development and expansion during Japan's era of rapid economic growth
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Chapter 1 Laying the groundwork for growth 1950-1955
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Part 1 The Korean War and special procurements
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Part 2 Establishing postwar maritime order
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The Truman proclamations and disturbance of postwar maritime order
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Abolishment of the MacArthur Line
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Establishment of the "Syngman Rhee Line" and Japan-R.O.K. negotiations
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Conclusion of a Japan-China fishery agreement
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Part 3 Fishery negotiations and the resumption of fishing operations
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1. International convention for the high seas fisheries of the Northern Pacific Ocean, Japan-U.S.S.R. negotiations on fishery, and fishery in the North-Seas
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Signing of the international convention for the high seas fisheries of the Northern Pacific Ocean and resumption of mother ship-type fishery of salmon and trout
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The Japan-U.S.S.R. convention on high seas fisheries in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and mother ship-type salmon and trout fishery
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2. Resumption of mother ship-type crab fishery
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Resumption of mother ship-type fishery in Bristol Bay
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Mother ship-type crab fishery in Soviet waters
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3. Tuna fishery, west-water trawling, and mother ship-type trawl fishery
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Rapid expansion of tuna fishery
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Transition of fishery in west-water fishery
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Beginning of mother ship-type trawl fishery
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Part 4 Development of Nippon Suisan's marine products business
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Development of the North-Sea mother ship-type salmon and trout business and bottom trawl business
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Opening of the Nagasaki branch and strengthening of West-Water trawling business
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Antarctic whaling from the sixth expedition and later
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Resumption of North-Sea whaling
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Part 5 Full-scale shipping business
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Postwar shipping business
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Nippon Suisan's entry into the shipping business
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Part 6 Development of the processed foods business
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Growth of the fish canning business
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Expansion of Nippon Suisan's canning business
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Beginning of Nippon Suisan's fish sausage business
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Early steps into the frozen food products business by marine products companies
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Part 7 Management status of Nippon Suisan
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Reconstruction of the business structure
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Chapter 2 Strong strides forward during Japan's period of rapid economic growth 1955-1964
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Part 1 Japan's period of rapid economic growth and changing dietary habits
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Changing dietary habits
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Part 2 Rising international concern about fisheries resources
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The rise of new fishery powers
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In search of a new maritime order
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Liberalized importation of fishery products
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The status of Japan's fishing industry
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Part 3 Nippon Suisan's five-year reformation plan
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1. Proposal and capital procurement
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2. Execution of the five-year reformation plan
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Start of efforts to reinforce onshore business
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Construction of two major plants
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Switch to investment to strengthen maritime operations
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3. Results of the plan
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Sales by business type
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Focusing on securing profits
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Part 4 Tightening fishery regulations and Nippon Suisan
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The direction of fishery negotiations and North-Sea fishery
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Tougher regulations on mother ship-type crab fishery in Soviet waters
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A shift toward west-water trawling
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Growth of North-Sea mother ship-type trawl fishery and resumption of fishmeal factory-ship fishery
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The start of southern trawling
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Whaling trends
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Advancement of shipping business
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Beginning of overseas business
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Part 5 The evolving processed food industry and Nippon Suisan
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Changing dietary habits and innovations to food distribution
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The fish sausage business
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Canning operations
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Full-scale entry into the frozen food products business
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Chapter 3 New developments in the fishing industry 1965-1970
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Part 1 Development and commercialization of frozen surimi
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Onshore development
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Development and commercialization of offshore surimi
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Appearance of the general factory ship Mineshima Maru and trawler Yamato Maru
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Part 2 The arrival of a new generation
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Development of new fishing grounds through trawling
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Construction of large trawlers and vessel enhancement
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Efforts to streamline whaling
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Crab fishery in decline
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Part 3 Nippon Suisan's food products business
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1. Expanding existing processed foods
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The fish sausage and ham business amid intensifying competition
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Stable sales in the canning business
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A revolution in processed food sales
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Expansion of frozen foods for household use
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Start of chikuwa production and national sales
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2. The ups and downs of new businesses
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The mayonnaise business
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The cheese business
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The instant noodles business
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Part 4 Nippon Suisan's overseas business
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1. Overseas business in the 1960
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A new era of joint ventures
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Formation of overseas business
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2. Development of shrimp fishery
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Start of joint ventures in Australia and Indonesia
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Part 5 Development of Nippon Suisan's shipping business
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The shipping business during the era of rapid economic growth
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Construction of the Nippon Maru
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Construction of Nippon Maru III
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Part 6 Successes in the last half of the era of rapid economic growth
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Continuing growth
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Chapter 4 End of the era of rapid economic growth: 1971-1977
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Part 1 Rapidly changing economic and industrial environments
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1. Japan's economy of the 197Os
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The "Nixon Shock" and yen appreciation
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The first oil crisis
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End of rapid economic growth and shift to growth industries
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2. Diversification of the food industry
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Part 2 International fishery amid tightening regulations
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1. UNCLOS III and fishery resources
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Application of the Evensen proposal concerning 200-nautical-mile EEZs
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UNCLOS III and major fishery consensus
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2. Trends in North-Sea fishery
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Regulations on Alaska pollack
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Regulations on salmon and trout
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Regulations on crab fishery
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3. Antarctic krill and whaling operations
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Krill operations
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The twilight of whaling
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4. Development of overseas business
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Part 3 Nippon Suisan during the era of slow growth
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A rapidly changing management environment
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Reinforcing processing operations
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Report of the First Planning Committee
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Tough times for the food products business
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Expanded purchasing
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Reinforcing the cold storage business
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A tough fight in the shipping business
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Establishment of Nissui Senpaku
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Section IV Structural change during the period of slow growth
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Chapter 1 Changes in the economy and fishery environment 1977-1985
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Part 1 Trade friction between the U.S. and Japan
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U.S.-Japan trade friction in the 1980s
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Part 2 Changing consumption and distribution of food products
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Developing infrastructure for daily living
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Greater availability of information on food and daily living
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Changes in dietary habits and the food products industry
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Food diversification and expansion and development of the food products industry
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Part 3 Arrival of the era of 200-nautical-mile zones
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1. The shift toward 200-nautical-mile zones in major developed countries and Japan
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Enactment of the U.S.'s Fishery Conservation and Management Act
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Enactment of the Breaux Act
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Enactment of a Canadian governor general's order on fishery zones
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Establishment of 200-nautical-mile exclusive fishing zones by E.C. countries
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Establishment of the Soviet zone
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Enactment of Japan's Territorial Waters Act and Act on Temporary Measures Concerning Fishery Waters
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2. Japan's fishery negotiations with other nations
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Conclusion of a Japan-U.S. fishery agreement
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Conclusion of a revised international convention for the high seas fisheries of the Northern Pacific Ocean
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Conclusion of a provisional Japan-U.S.S.R. fishery agreement and provisional U.S.S.R.-Japan fishery agreement
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Conclusion of a Japan-U.S.S.R. fishery cooperation agreement
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Fishery relations with China
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Fishery relations with South Korea
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Chapter 2 Nippon Suisan phases out its fishing business 1977-1985
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Part 1 Shrinking deep-sea fishery by Japan and Nippon Suisan
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1. Shifting from commercial whaling to scientific whaling
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2. Withdrawal from mother ship-type crab fishery
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3. Withdrawal from mother ship-type salmon and trout fishery
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4. Withdrawal from mother ship-type trawl fishery
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Beginning of offshore purchases from American vessels
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Tightening regulations under the "fish-and-chips" policy
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Expansion of Nippon Suisan's offshore purchasing and end of its mother ship-type trawl fishery
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Shrinking high-seas fishery
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Shrinking fishery in Soviet waters
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5. Trends in southern trawling
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Tighter regulations in U.S. East Coat fishing grounds
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Regulations by South Africa and withdrawal from South African waters
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Regulations by New Zealand and withdrawal from New Zealand waters
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Regulations by Canada and withdrawal from Canadian waters
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Regulations by Greenland and withdrawal Greenlandic waters
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Launch of NAFO and Japan's withdrawal
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Argentine shortfin squid fishing grounds of Argentina
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6. Trends in west-water trawling
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Part 2 Efforts to create a new "Nippon Suisan"
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Record profits under the "200-nautical-mile zone shock"
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Report of the Second Planning Committee
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Striving to be a general foods company
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Report of the Third Planning Committee
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A darkening path to profit growth : toward the Fourth Planning Committee
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Part 3 Nippon Suisan's shrinking fishing and shipping businesses
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Stability in the fishing business until the mid-1980s
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Scaling back and then ending of the fishing business
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A smaller shipping business
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Part 4 Sluggish growth in the food products business
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1. An effort to rebuild the food products industry
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Evolving retail and growth in frozen foods
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Growth of Nippon Suisan's frozen foods business
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Rebuilding the food products business
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Chapter 3 Nippon Suisan struggles to change its business structure 1985-1995
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Part 1 A Frustrated expansion strategy and sluggish business
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1. Rise and collapse of the "bubble economy"
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The Plaza Accord and the "Heisei boom"
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Collapse of the bubble
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2. Business field reports and the near-term vision
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Formulating new business fields to replace fishing
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Worsening business performance as a near-term vision is prepared
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Nonpayment of dividends in fiscal 1990
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3. Action plan 93 and the emergency rebuilding plan
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A tough fight for recovery
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Emergency rebuilding plan
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Part 2 Diversification in the fisheries business
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1. Shifting from remote business and foreign trade to overseas business
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Overseas joint ventures that started as "remote businesses"
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Development of foreign trade
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Establishment of the Overseas Business Division
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Overseas business in the food products sector
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2. Moving from fresh and frozen fish sales to the marine products business
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Expanding seafood purchasing
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Expanding domestic and overseas purchasing
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3. Birth of the Logistics Department
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Part 3 Advancement of the food products business
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1. An energized frozen food products business
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Household frozen foods expand across more categories
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A turning point in Nippon Suisan's household frozen foods business
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Development of frozen food products for commercial use
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2. The fish sausage/ham and fish-paste product businesses
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3. The canning business
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Part 4 Formation and growth of new business fields
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1. The fine chemicals business
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Beginning of EPA research
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Establishing EPA as a business
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Research and development in the seasonings business
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2.The chilled products business
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3. The service business
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Section V Realizing Nippon Suisan's founding philosophies
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Chapter 1 Management reforms based on selection & concentration 1996-2000
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Part 1 Business environment during the second half of the 20th century
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1. Japan's prolonged economic slump and reforms of industrial structures
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Accelerated globalization through deregulation
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Continued western economic growth
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2. Marine products and food industry trends
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Marine produts industy-growing global demand for main products
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Food industry-food safety, reliability, convenience and low price trends
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Part 2 Conversion to a profitable company structure - NCR management
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1. Avoiding a business slump
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Poor results even after switch to expansion strategy
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Switch to a profit-oriented management system
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2. Reconstruction scenario-NCR management
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Drastic review of business mechanisms
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3. Marine products business reforms
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Product concentration and improved management efficiency
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"X business" for the marine products business
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4. Foods products business reforms
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Concentration on "power items"
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X business within the food products business
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5. Distribution business reforms
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6. Transition to group management
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Transition to group management
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Consolidation and reorganization of domestic group companies
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Dissolution of Nissui Shipping
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7. Overview of NCR management
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Switch to profit-oriented system
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Results, key factors and remaining issues
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Chapter 2 Aiming for true globalization TGL plan and new TGL plan 2001-2010
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Part 1 Environment surrounding Nippon Suisan
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1.Chaotic international situation
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A domestic economy in decline
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Western financial crisis and prosperity of emerging nations
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2. Marine products business - food industry trends
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Marine products industry - expanding global demand and heightened efforts to preserve resources
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Food products industry - tougher regulations for food safety and reliability
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Part 2 Creating "global links" - the "TGL plan" for fiscal 2001 to 2005
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1. Nippon Suisan starting point - "founding philosophies"
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"Founding philosophies" as the key to victory
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Dramatically changing seafood market
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Aiming to become a global player
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2. "Global links" for entering the global marine products market
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The "TGL plan" as a strategy for the 21st century
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A manufacturer converting resources into products valued by consumers
p350
Management supporting the TGL plan
p350
3. Becoming a global leader through a business model unique to Nissui
p351
Vertically integrated business structures-indicative of TGL
p351
Sealord tie-up highlights white fish vertically integrated business structures
p351
Reorganization for vertically integrated North American white fish operations
p353
Reorganization of North American crab business
p354
Enhancing European sales functions
p354
Vertical integration for salmon operations
p355
Global links for shrimp farming and processing
p356
4. Strengthening and reorganizing the domestic foods, fine chemicals and distribution businesses
p356
Processed foods business reforms through vertical integration of white fish operations
p356
Frozen foods business within TGL plan
p357
Enhancing nature of sales for Food Business Division
p357
Restoration of the shelf-stable foods business
p358
Chilled foods business expansion and concentration
p358
Reforms of the fine chemicals business
p358
Integrating and reorganizing the general distribution business
p359
Issues with intellectual property rights
p359
5. Quality assurance and environmental preservation
p360
Quality assurance
p360
Environment
p362
6. Reforms of management support divisions in the TGL plan
p362
Introdution of new personnel system
p362
Corporate governance
p363
Accounting and finance streamlining
p364
Part 3 "New TGL Plan" as management strategy for Nippon Suisan's next 100 years for fiscal 2006 to 2010
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1. New TGL plan as foundation for next 100 years
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Suddenly changing business environment
p364
Aiming to become a "true global leader"
p366
Functions supporting the new TGL plan
p368
Enhancing business in Europe
p368
Enhancing business in North America
p369
Enhancing business in Latin America
p370
Enhancing domestic aquaculture business
p371
Antarctic krill business and mission
p372
Establishment of food products business production bases
p373
Bolstering fine chemicals business systems
p374
Fine foods business approaches
p375
Scrap & build for domestic group companies
p375
Strategic reforms of distribution functions
p377
Stronger quality assurance
p377
Expanded environmental approaches in business divisions
p378
Improving internal controls
p379
Research & development
p379
2. Approaches during second half of new TGL plan implementation period
p380
Qualitative approaches to individual reforms
p380
Preparing organizational foundations for reforming management
p381
3. Local links for independent competitive predominance
p382
Enhancing local links
p382
Sales network expansion
p384
Opening new fields with fine chemicals business
p385
Enhancing quality assurance
p385
Rapidly progressing R&D
p386
Part 4 Passing on the aspirations of our pioneers
p386
Postscript
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Bibliography of major sources
p389
Basic data
p391
Company history at a glance
p392
Trends in the company's business performance
p393
Nippon Suisan executives' terms of office
p398
List of group companies
p406
List of group vessels
p416
Japan and the world
p441
Global population/Japanese population
p442
Global food staple production trends/Japan food staple production trends
p443
Global meat production trends/Japan meat production trends
p444
Global fish hauls and aquaculture trends/Japanese fish hauls and aquaculture trends
p445
Japanese fish hauls and aquaculture trends by sector/Japanese and global marine products import trends