2024 Volume 64 Issue 2 Pages 69-79
Hayashikane Shouten Co. Ltd., one of the three giant fisheries companies, is considered to be a typical example of a move from commercial capital to industrial capital. This paper will clarify the actual status of commercial activities and its position and role in the business. The motorization of transport ships led to the revolution in fresh fish distribution in the latter of 1900s. The funder of the company was a fish brokerage, lending money and materials in advance to coastal fishermen, purchasing the catch, and shipping it to the market. Base on that commercial activity, he expanded into fishing and related industries. Until 1930, commercial activity was the largest resources of income and revenue in the business.
