일제시기 조선우선주식회사의 阪神航路 진출

Abstract

Established in 1912 for the purpose of “Unified management of coastal ports” for “industrial development of Chosun”, Chosun Yusen Corporation received the navigation subsidy from the Government-General of Chosun and operated the government- directed service. The establishment participated not only Japanese residents in who worked in the shipping industry but also Shipping company in the mainland of Japan. However, Since it was established in the form of a corporation, its management had to take into account both ‘performance of national policies’ and ‘profit creation’. With the establishment of the company, coastal port of Chosun became unified to the company. However, the coastal areas that were excluded from the regular line became very uncomfortable due to excessive decreases around Open ports Area, which was more profitable than before. When the profitability to the coastal port decreased due to the development of inland transportation such as laying of railroad and road maintenance, the company turned its view to offshore route. The Chosun-Osaka․Kobe Route(Hanshin route) was the transportation route of Chosun rice, a representative product of Joseon under Japanese imperialism. When the Hanshin Route, which was monopolized by the Japanese shipping company such as Osaka Shosen Corporation, was managed favorably only for the shipping company, the Government-General of Chosun designated it as the government-directed service for the Government-General of Chosun, ordered the company to manage it and ordered “the stable route management of Chosun standard”. Having succeeded in entering the Hanshin route, the company received direct support from the Government-General of Chosun and was able to actively participate in the transportation of Chosun rice. As a result, the company has faithfully carried out the shipping policy of the Government-General of Chosun, which is called “Route management of Chosun standard”, and raised a considerable scale of operating income, thus laying a solid foundation for growth as a representative colonial enterprise of Chosun under Japanese imperialism.