Mitsubishi and the N.Y.K., 1870-1914: Business Strategy in the Japanese Shipping Industry (Harvard East Asian Monographs)

William D. Wray presents an in-depth analysis of the origins and institutional growth prior to World War I of Mitsubishi, today Japan's largest industrial group, and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), now the world's leading shipping enterprise. The study, however, is much more than a history of two companies. It provides extensive analysis od decision-making in the Meiji government, the finances of the Imperial House, trading strategies, international commercial diplomacy, and the shipping industry's response to war. Dedication Acknowledgments Contents List of Tables List of Illustrations List of Maps Explanatory Notes Introduction Part One: The Emergence of Mitsubishi: 1870–1880 1 The First Shipping Companies: 1870–1874 2 The Year of Decision: 1875 3 Competition and Business Innovation: 1876–1880 Part Two: Formation of the N.Y.K.: 1880–1894 4 The Attack on Mitsubishi: 1880–1882 5 Competition and Merger: 1883–1885 6 Shaping a Corporate Identity: 1885–1894 Part Three: The Era of Expansion: 1893–1914 7 International Lines: Commercial Diplomacy, 1893–1902 8 China and the Issue of Imperialism, 1896–1904 9 Nationalism and Regional Strategies: 1904–1914 10 Expansion: A Financial and Institutional Analysis, 1893–1914 Conclusion Appendix A: A Note on Ship Tonnages Appendix B: Company Administrative Terminology Appendix C: Finances of N.Y.K. Lines Appendix D: Banking of N.Y.K. Term Deposits Abbreviations Used in the Notes Notes Bibliography Index William D. Wray. Partially Based On The Author's Thesis (harvard University, 1976). Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [621]-645.