Naofumi Nakamura
Biographic Data
| ID | 4150099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Naofumi Nakamura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Naofumi |
| FAMILY NAME | Nakamura |
| SIGNATURE | NAKAMURA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Trading locomotives between the USA and Japan
This article examines international transactions related to steam locomotives at the beginning of the twentieth century while focusing on Japanese trading companies. In particular, it considers in detail how Japanese trading companies acquired the knowledge and know-how of locomotive trading to carry out their business transactions through a case study of Okura & Co.'s New York branch office. The analysis highlights the following three factors th…
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Higashi ajia no naka no mantetsu (The South Manchuria Railway in East Asia)
In the past few years, Lim Chaisung has published major works on the history of railways. In this ambitious book, he takes on explaining the railway management of the South Manchuria Railway (SMR), the sprawling enterprise at the centre of East Asian railway history. However, Lim’s book is not simply an SMR case study. He also explains SMR’s involvement in the process of turning the Empire of Japan into a distinctive railway empire. As a result, …
Kamaishi face aux crises pluridimensionnelles d’après-guerre. Catastrophes, restructuration industrielle et décroissance démographique
The local communities of modern Japan are faced with multidimensional crises: chronic crises, such as population decline; gradual crises, like the decline of basic industries; and sudden crises, like natural disasters and war damage. This stratification renders both regional responses and the implementation of measures inappropriate. This research focuses on the city of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, and aims to examine the history of these differ…
Property Systems and Economic Growth in Japan, 730–1874
New estimates on the premodern economic growth of Japan, based on more concrete evidence, have been presented. We revise the estimates of Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) from the mid-eighth century to the mid-19th century and its population in the 12th century and describe the institutional transformations that correspond to the output changes. The revision of output and population results in updated estimates of per capita GDP for the medie…
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Property Systems and Economic Growth in Japan, 730–1874
New estimates on the premodern economic growth of Japan, based on more concrete evidence, have been presented. We revise the estimates of Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) from the mid-eighth century to the mid-19th century and its population in the 12th century and describe the institutional transformations that correspond to the output changes. The revision of output and population results in updated estimates of per capita GDP for the medie…
Kamaishi face aux crises pluridimensionnelles d’après-guerre. Catastrophes, restructuration industrielle et décroissance démographique
The local communities of modern Japan are faced with multidimensional crises: chronic crises, such as population decline; gradual crises, like the decline of basic industries; and sudden crises, like natural disasters and war damage. This stratification renders both regional responses and the implementation of measures inappropriate. This research focuses on the city of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, and aims to examine the history of these differ…
Higashi ajia no naka no mantetsu (The South Manchuria Railway in East Asia)
In the past few years, Lim Chaisung has published major works on the history of railways. In this ambitious book, he takes on explaining the railway management of the South Manchuria Railway (SMR), the sprawling enterprise at the centre of East Asian railway history. However, Lim’s book is not simply an SMR case study. He also explains SMR’s involvement in the process of turning the Empire of Japan into a distinctive railway empire. As a result, …
Trading locomotives between the USA and Japan
This article examines international transactions related to steam locomotives at the beginning of the twentieth century while focusing on Japanese trading companies. In particular, it considers in detail how Japanese trading companies acquired the knowledge and know-how of locomotive trading to carry out their business transactions through a case study of Okura & Co.'s New York branch office. The analysis highlights the following three factors th…
Guest editors’ foreword
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · China (2 works) · East Asia (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (2 works) · Japanese History and Culture (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)