A Comprehensive Study of the Trading Activities Across the Taiwan Straits by the Bin Nam Chinese Merchants in Japan

虽然这项研究是由蒙布苏国际科学研究基金资助的一年项目，但事实上，它是我们计划进行的一系列研究工作的继续部分。为此，我们简要介绍了(1)过去的研究活动，(2)今年(1990年)的研究概况，(3)对未来研究的计划。(1)过去的研究活动本研究起源于市川对在长崎经商的中国商人“太极戈”留下的大量文献(约4万件)的发现和整理。这些文件现在归长崎市所有。我们对文件的初步研究得到了日本文部科学研究计划(59450069号)的B-补助金的支持。在接下来的研究中，我们对《日本华侨社团的历史与发展研究--基于日本华侨华人社团的记录》进行了初步的研究更多的中国商人，Taieki Go，和长崎中国墓地的墓碑，Goshini寺，长崎，我们的研究活动系统地扩展了我们的研究活动，从室内研究到实地调查，在蒙都科学研究计划(资助B，61450082)的资助下。并将研修团成员自愿组成“长崎Kakyo Kenkyukai”；侨商研修团(秘书处办公室设在长崎文研社株式会社)。在上述研究的基础上，我们将研究活动的范围扩大到国际背景下的项目-标题点“5”，这是在蒙布霍的支持下。配合这项研究，台湾研究院历史小组(由宋永和教授担任主席)与我们合作，推动他们自己的项目“台湾海运史发展研究”。我们日本学者利用这一优势，不仅是为了增加信息交流，也是为了扩大我们的分析范围，例如进行广泛的实地考察。特别是大家都认识到“日本华商国际联合研讨会”的必要性，并于1998年12月在长崎召开了第一次会议。(2)今年的研究概述今年的研究项目是为了总结和批判性地回顾过去的研究，在香港中文大学举行了一次国际研讨会。幸运的是，在日本有关团体的慷慨支持下，研讨会圆满结束。虽然座谈会以《太极围棋》的文献为基础，但从当代的角度突出了重要的问题，并进行了大量的报道和讨论。(3)未来的研究规划由于香港-座谈会即将回归中华人民共和国中国，所谓的大陆中国，面对台湾海峡，或者更广泛地说，东中国海的贸易活动的问题，现在是一个非常令人关注的日子。虽然我们目前的研究集中在较近的过去，但它与今天的问题密切相关，引起了许多参加会议的学者的兴趣，并抱怨取得了丰硕的成果。因此，我们认为，从当代的角度来研究上述问题是非常重要和相关的。考虑到我们研究的条件和人们的兴趣增强，继续进行目前的研究对于了解当前的亚洲事务是相当及时和至关重要的。幸运的是，香港研讨会得到了内地几个机构中国的响应，如厦门大学、上海社会科学院、东北财经大学等，并提出未来联合研究的提议。我们现在正在讨论与当时的有效合作方式。(注)1989年12月，在约40名在日学者和华侨的参与下，新的研讨会重新组织，将在日本的海外商人研究小组(秘书处设在九州国际大学)命名为“九州Kakyo&Kajin Kenkyukai”，该组织将成为华侨项目的研究活动中心。较少

Although this research is supported as a one-year project by the Grant under the Monbusho International Scientific Research, it is, in fact, a continued part of the series of our intended research works. Thus, we briefly describe (1) research activities in the past, (2) outline of the research in this year (1990), and (3) plan for the future research.(1) Research Activities in the pastThe present research orignates from the discovery and arrangement by Ichikawa of the massive documents (about 40,000 items) Ieft by a Chinese merchant "Taieki Go", who did business in Nagasaki. These documents now belong to Nagasaki City by the courtesy of the desendants.Our initial study of the documents "A Study of the Documents left by a Chinese Merchant, Taieki Go" was supported by the B- Grant under the Monbusho Scientific Research Program (No. 59450069).Then in the following research "A Study of the History & Development of the Overseas Chinese Communities in Japan --based on the Records of an Overs … More eas Chinese Merchant, Taieki Go, and the Tombstones in the Chinese Cemetery, Goshin Ji Temple, in Nagasaki", we systematically extended our resarch actitities from indoor studies to field surveys with the under the financial support of the Monbusho Scientific Research Program (Grant B No. 61450082). And also the group of study members was composed voluntarily into the "Nagasaki Kakyo Kenkyukai" ; Study group of Overseas Chinese Merchant, (the Secretariat office is in Nagasaki Bunkensha Co. Ltd.. 1983).Following the above studies, we broadened our sphere of research activities to an international setting in the project - title pointed of "5", which was supported under The Monbusho. In Conjunction with this study, the historical group of Taiwan Academica (chaired by Prof. Yung-Ho TS' AO) cooperated with us to promote their own project "Studies in Historical Development of Maritime in Taiwan". We the Japanese scholars took advantagen not only to increase information exchange, but also to expand our scope of analysis, e. g. to carry on an extensive field survey. In particular, all personrecognized the necessity of having "The International Joint Workshop Overseas Chinese Merchants in Japan," and then its first meeting was held in Nagasaki in December, 1998.(2) Outline of the research in this yearThis year's research project was organized so as to sum up and review critically the researches in the past by holding an Internationgl Symposium at Chinese University of Hong Kong. Fortunately, the symposium ended successfully with the generous support of the related Japanese organizations. Althought based on the documents of Taieki Go, the Symposium highlighted important issues from the contemporary point of view, and a lot of a variety of reports and discussions.(3) Plan for future researchSince Hong Kong- Symposium is to be returned to the People's Republic of China ; so called Mainland China, the problems concerning the trading activities in the area facing Taiwan Strait, or more broadly the East China Sea, is now a day a great concern. Although our present research focuses on the nearer past, its close relation to today's issues drew interest of many scholars who attended there and bruot about fruitful result. Hence, we think it highly important and relevant to study the above problems from the contemporary point of view.Considering the conditions surrounding our research and enhanced interest, the continuation of the present research is quite timely and vitally important to understand for the current Asian affairs in general. Fortunately, the Hong Kong- Symposium found a response in several institutes in Mainland China, such as Amoi University, the Shang Hai Institute of Social Science, Dong Bei University of Finance & Economics, etc. with an offer of joint research in future. We are now discussing the effective way of co-operating with then.(Note)In December, 1989 with participation of about 40 scholars and overseas Chinese in Japan, the new workshop was reorganized by naming "Kyushu Kakyo & Kajin Kenkyukai" the study group of Overseas merchants in Japan (the secretariat is at Kyushu International University) Here after this organization shall be a center of research activities for Overseas chinese projects. Less