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Technology and Urban Society
KOYANO SHOGO, Department of Human Relations, Tokiwa University. Ibaraki
ISHIZUKA HIROMICHI, Department of Social Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo
KURASAWA SUSUMU, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo
KOSUGE NOBUHIKO, National Land Agency, Tokyo
TANAKA YOSHIO, Faculty of Economics, Kanazawa College of Economics, Ishikawa
NAKAMURA HACHIRO, Faculty of Education, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki
NAKAGAWA KIYOSHI, Department of Contemporary Society, Japan Women's University, Tokyo
HASHIMOTO TETSUYA, Department of Economics, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa
HAYASHI IKUO, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo
Technology and Rural Society
TAMAKI AKIRA, Department of Economics, Senshu University. Tokyo
IMAMURA NARAOMI, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
HATATE ISAO, Department of Economics, Niche University, Niche
TOMOSUGI TAKASHI, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
NAGATA KEIJURO, Department of Agriculture, Shimane University, Shimane
SHICHINOHE CHOSEI, Department of Agricultural Economics, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido
Railways and Iron and Steel Industry
IIDA KEN'ICHl, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Engineering University. Tokyo
NAKURA BUNJI, Department of Social Science, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki
YAMAMOTO HIROFUMI, Department of Economics, Hosei University, Tokyo
AOKI EIICHI, Faculty of Education, Tokyo Gakugei Daigaku, Tokyo
ISHII ICHIRO, Department of Civil Engineering, Toyo University. Tokyo
HARADA KATSUMASA, Department of Economics, Wako University, Tokyo
MASUDA HIROMI, Chief librarian, Bunkyo University, Saitama
Textile Industries
YONEKAWA SHIN'ICHI, Department of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
KIYOKAWA YUKHIKO, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
KATO KOZABURO, Department of Economics, Senshu University, Tokyo
IZUMI TAKEO, Department of Economics, Senshu University, Tokyo
Small-scale Industries
KIKUURA SHIGEO, Department of Economics, Toyo University, Tokyo
UEDA TATSUZO, Department of Sociology, Kansai University, Osaka
TAKECHI JOHZEN, Department of Economics, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima
TAKECHI KYOZO, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Kinki University, Osaka
Mining Industries
SASAKI JUNNOSUKE, Faculty of Social Studies, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
YOSHIKI FUMIO, Sendai Daiichi High School, Miyagi
MURAKUSHI NISABURO, Department of Economics, Hosei University, Tokyo
KASUGA YUTAKA, Department of Economics and Business Administration, Chiba University, Chiba
Technology Transfer and Financial Institutions
SHIBUYA RYUICHI, Faculty of Economic Science, Komazawa University, Tokyo
ASAJIMA SHOICHI, Department of Business Administration, Senshu University, Tokyo
ASAI YOSHIO, Department of Economics, Seijo University, Tokyo
SAITO TOSHIHIKO, Department of Commerce, Chiba University of Commerce, Chiba
CHIBA OSAMU, Ministry of Agriculture, Tokyo
NAMIGATA SHOICHI, Department of Economics, Dokkyo University. Saitama
MUKAI YURIO, Tohoku University, Miyagi
Education and Vocational Training
TOYODA TOSHIO, Department of International Studies, Tokyo International University, Tokyo
SATO MAMORU, Faculty of Education, Akita University, Akita
IWAUCHI RYOICHI, School of Business Administration, Meiji University, Tokyo
TAKAGUCHI AKIHISA Faculty of Education, University of Tottori, Tottori
TAKEUCHI JOHZEN, Department of Economics, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima
HANADA ARATA, Department of Sociology, Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo
YAMAGISHI HARUO, Faculty of Education, Oita University, Oita
YAMASHITA EIICHI, Aichi Nishio High School, Aichi
Technology and pollution
UI JUN, Department of Economics, University of Okinawa, Okinawa
IIJIMA NOBUKO, Department of Sociology. St. Andrew's University, Osaka
SHOJI YOSHIRO
SUGAI MASURO, Faculty of Economics, Kokugakuin University. Tokyo
HOSHINO YOSHIRO, Department of Economics, Teikyo University. Tokyo
Technology and Business Management
YASUOKA SHIGEAKI, Faculty of Commerce, Doshisha University, Kyoto
ISHIKAWA KENJIRO, Faculty of Commerce, Doshisha University, Kyoto
IWASHITA MASAHIRO, Faculty of Commerce, Doshisha University, Kyoto
KOBASHI ICHIRO, Department of Law, Doshisha University, Kyoto
SEOKA MAKATO, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Shiga University, Shiga
CHIMOTO AKIKO, Faculty of Commerce, Doshisha University, Kyoto
FUJITA TEIICHIRO, Faculty of Commerce, Doshisha University, Kyoto
NAKAMURA KEN, Institute for the Study of Humanities and Social Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyoto
Economic Policy
NAKAMURA TAKAFUSA, Department of Home Life Administration, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo
UMEMURA MATAJI, Department of Economics, Soka University, Tokyo
ABE TAKESHI, Department of Economics, Osaka University, Osaka
SAITO OSAMU, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
TERANISHI JURO, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
BANNO JUNJI, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
INOKI TAKENORI, Department of Economics, Osaka University, Osaka
YAMAMOTO YUZO, Research Institute for Humanistic Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto
MIKURIYA TAKASHI, Department of Politics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo
MUROYAMA MASAYOSHI, Department of Political Science, Takushoku University, Tokyo
Economic Thought
CHO YUKIO, President, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo
SHODA KEN'ICHIRO, Department of Political Science, Waseda University, Tokyo
NAKAMURA HIDEICHIRO, Faculty of Business Administration, Tama University, Tokyo
FUKUSHIMA SHINGO, Department of Law, Senshu University, Tokyo
TAMAKI AKIRA, Senshu University, Tokyo
Female Labour and Technology
NAKAMURA MASANORI, Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
KASE KAZUTOSHI, Department of Resource Management, Tokyo University of Fisheries, Tokyo
CORRADO MOLTEIN, Faculty of Social Studies, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
SHIOTA SAKIKO, Department of Economics, Takasaki City University of Economics, Gumma
NISHINARITA YUTAKA, Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
MIYAKE AKIMASA, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Chiba University, Chiba
General Trading Companies and Technology Transfer
YONEKAWA SHIN'ICHI Department of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
KAWABE NOBUO, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima
SAKAMOTO MASAKO, Department of Consumer Economics, Nagoya Economics University, Aichi
SUZUKI TSUNEO, Department of Economics, Kurume University, Fukuoka
MAEDA KAZUTOSHI Faculty of Business Management, Komazawa University, Tokyo
History of Technology
UCHIDA HOSHIMI, Department of Business Administration, Tokyo Keizai Daigaku, Tokyo
ISHU TADASHI, The Patent Agency, Tokyo
NAKAOKA TETSURO, Faculty of Economics, Osaka City University, Osaka
SATO MITSURU, Faculty of Economics, Osaka City University, Osaka
SHIOZAWA YOSHINORI Faculty of Economics, Osaka City University, Osaka
HONDA KENKICHI Faculty of Economics, Osaka City University, Osaka
Technology in Changing Life-styles
OTSUKA TSUTOMU, Toita Women s College, Tokyo
SASAMA HJDEFUMI, Institute of Industrial History, Tokyo
NAKAGOME SHOZO, Bunka Fukuso University, Tokyo
Technology Transfer and the Development of Hokkaido
SEKI KIYOHIDE, Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido
KIKUCHI HIROAKI Department of Architectural Engineering, Hokkaido Institute of Technology, Hokkaido
TAKAHASHI MAN'EMON, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido
TANIUCHI TORU, Faculty of Education, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
MIKI TSUYOSHI, Department of Medicine, Sapporo Medical College, Hokkaido
YAMAGISHI TAKASHI, Hokkaido Research Laboratory of Public Health, Hokkaido
MURAYAMA ETSUO, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido
Area Study: Niigata
IKEDA SHOJI, Faculty of Education, Niigata University, Niigata
KAGOSHIMA GIHEI, Niigata-Tsubame High School, Niigata
KATO SHINZO, Japan Metal Tableware Exporters' Association, Niigata
SAITO YOSHINOBU, Niizu High School, Niigata
SUZUKI HAYAO, Numata High School, Niigata
SUZUKI MASAKIYO, Tsubame High School, Niigata
SOTOYAMA NOBORU, Sanjo Metalists' Youth Club, Niigata
WAKATSUKI TAKEO, Sanjo City Library, Niigata
Other
KAWAKAMI TAKESHI, Kikusaka Clinic, Tokyo
KAMBAYASHI SHIGENOBU, Yanagihara Hospital, Tokyo
NAMIE KEN, Japan Library Association, Tokyo
The Japanese Experience in Technology
From Transfer to Self-Reliance
Japan's rapid transformation from an agrarian society to a highly industrialized modern nation has been the object in recent years of much debate and interest, particularly in the developing countries. In an effort to provide some answers to the question of how Japan was able to industrialize and achieve technological superiority so quickly, The Japanese Experience in Technology: From Transfer to Self-Reliance examines technology and development in Japan beginning in the Meiji period (1868-1912), through the critical post-war years, and up to the uncertainty and new challenges of the 1980s.
In order to clarify the process of technological development in Japan, the author focuses on such key aspects as iron and steel, transportation, textiles, mining, financial institutions, rural and urban society, small-scale industry, female labour, education, general trading companies, and technology policy. In looking closely at the stages and challenges that marked technological development in Japan beginning in the late nineteenth century, the author has aimed to provide a theoretical framework of technology and development and an example of one country's path to development and technological independence that may serve as a guide to countries now faced with the great task of determining the most appropriate route and means of development.
HSDB-36/UNUP-566
ISBN 92-808-0566-5
United Nations Sales No. E.90.III.A.4
04500 C
United Nations University Press
Tokyo, Japan