Japan Steel Works
Other Business Names:
- Armstrong, Sir W G, Whitworth & Co Ltd
- Vickers Ltd
- Hokkaido Tank Kisen
- Hokkaido Coal & Steamship Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Muroran, Japan
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
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Transport equipment production
Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Established in 1907 as a joint venture between Hokkaido Tank Kisen/Hokkaido Coal & Steamship Co and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd and Vickers Ltd of Britain to construct a munitions plant and make weapons, ammunition, ships and other materials for the Japanese navy and air force using, in particular, British know-how. Continued into 1930s with diminished participation by UK businesses
Publications:
- 'A munition steel company and Anglo Japanese relations before and after the First World War. The corporate governance of the Japan Steel Works ...' in J E Hunter & S Sugiyama (eds), History of Anglo Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Volume 4. Economic and business relations by Nagura, Bunji
- 'Armstrongs, Vickers and Japan' in I Nish (ed), Britain and Japan. Biographical Portraits, Volume 1 by Conte-Helm, Marie
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Armstrong, Sir W G, Whitworth & Co Ltd
- Vickers Ltd
- Hokkaido Tank Kisen
- Hokkaido Coal & Steamship Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Muroran, Japan
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
- Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Established in 1907 as a joint venture between Hokkaido Tank Kisen/Hokkaido Coal & Steamship Co and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd and Vickers Ltd of Britain to construct a munitions plant and make weapons, ammunition, ships and other materials for the Japanese navy and air force using, in particular, British know-how. Continued into 1930s with diminished participation by UK businessesPublications:
- 'A munition steel company and Anglo Japanese relations before and after the First World War. The corporate governance of the Japan Steel Works ...' in J E Hunter & S Sugiyama (eds), History of Anglo Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Volume 4. Economic and business relations by Nagura, Bunji
- 'Armstrongs, Vickers and Japan' in I Nish (ed), Britain and Japan. Biographical Portraits, Volume 1 by Conte-Helm, Marie