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Retailing in urban Japan, 1868–1945

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1999

Takashi Hirano
Takashi Hirano
Affiliation:
Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University, Tokyo
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Abstract

In Japan, department stores and public markets grew rapidly from the early twentieth century, and these had significant impacts on both consumers and traditional retailers. Despite pressures from the large-scale retailers, however, traditional, small-scale retailers stubbornly survived. As a result, the Japanese retail system in the pre-war period was characterized as ‘the dual structure’. In addition, the government played a critical role in Japan's retail development. These features can be accounted for as reflections of the unique modernization process of the country.

Type
Research Article
Information
Urban History , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , December 1999 , pp. 373 - 392
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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