The Joint Research on the Trading between JAPAN & TAIWAN by a OVERSEAS CHINESE Merchant (Min Nam) in JAPAN

摘要本研究旨在探讨台湾为日本第一殖民地时期，日本（长崎）与台湾（主要港口）之间的贸易情况。本文分析了居住在日本长崎的华侨商人“大益GO”（民满集团）在1900年至1940年间所记录的大量文献。此外，与台湾学者合作进行的实地调查补充了这一分析过程。迄今为止，文献一致认为，面对东海的贸易活动在19世纪鸦片战争结束后受到西方军事和政治大国的统治，在20世纪初的中日战争和日俄战争之后受到日本的统治。与这种普遍的观点相反，本研究表明，在过去大约两个世纪里，该地区贸易的真正参与者或推动者一直是海外华人商人，特别是来自闽南的华人商人，他们说着相同的方言，保持着相同的礼仪和习俗。

The Purpose of this research is to investigate the facts concerning the trade between Japan( Nagasaki ) and Taiwan( main ports ) during the period when Taiwan was First- colony of Japan. We analyzed a large amount of the documents recorded during the years between 1900 and 1940s by an Overseas- Chinese marchant " TAI EKI GO " ( MIN-MAN Groupe ), who lived in Nagasaki, Japan. Furthermore, this analytical process was complemented by field surveys conducted in cooperation with Taiwanese scholars.So far , it is agreed in the literature that the trading activities i n the area facing the East China Sea , which lasted for a long time as a tribute to China, came under domination of the Western militaly & political powers at the end of the Opium War in the 19-th century and then under Japan's dmination after the Sino- Japanese War and the Russo- Japanese War in the early 20-th century.Contrary to this widespread view, it is showen in this research that the real actors or propellers of trading in this area during the past about two centuries have been constntly Overseas-Chinese marchant, especially from Minnam who speak the same dialect and keep the same manners & customs.