Japan's Cotton Industry and Cotton Imports (1870–1930)

1. Meiji government launches mechanized spinning program

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Meiji government, British machinery

   • JSME paper
   • Sojitz

2. Osaka Boseki founded as a private spinning firm

   May 3, 1882Labels: Osaka Boseki, Eiichi Shibusawa

   • Toyobo history

3. Japan Cotton Spinners’ Association is founded

   Aug 1, 1882Labels: Japan Cotton, Osaka

   • JSME paper

4. Osaka Boseki begins operating the Sangenya mill

   Jul 1, 1883Labels: Sangenya mill, Osaka Boseki

   • Toyobo history
   • JSME paper

5. Japan Cotton Trading Company is founded in Osaka

   Nov 1, 1892Labels: Japan Cotton, Nippon Menka

   • Sojitz history
   • TSHA

6. Japan Cotton Trading imports U.S. cotton for first time

   Jan 1, 1896Labels: Japan Cotton, New York

   • Sojitz history
   • TSHA

7. Shanghai branch opens to support China trade

   Jan 1, 1903Labels: Shanghai branch, Japan Cotton

   • Sojitz history
   • FundingUniverse

8. Fort Worth office opens for direct U.S. cotton buying

   Jan 1, 1910Labels: Fort Worth, Japan Cotton

   • TSHA
   • Sojitz

9. Toyobo forms through Osaka Boseki–Mie Boseki merger

   Jun 26, 1914Labels: Toyobo, Osaka Boseki

   • Toyobo history

10. World War I boosts Japanese cotton textile exports

    Jul 28, 1914Labels: World War, Japanese textiles

    • Sojitz history
    • Sojitz

11. Great Kantō Earthquake disrupts industrial Japan

    Sep 1, 1923Labels: Great Kant, Tokyo Yokohama

    • ISC summary
    • EEH paper

12. Japan Cotton Trading relocates to Dallas as Japan Cotton Company

    Jan 1, 1926Labels: Japan Cotton, Dallas office

    • TSHA

13. China’s tariff autonomy pressures Japan’s cotton exports

    Feb 1, 1929Labels: China tariff, Chinese tariffs

    • ForeignAffairs

14. Global downturn deepens strain on Japan’s cotton sector

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: Global downturn, Japanese cotton

    • Toyota history