Japanese Southward Expansion in the South Seas and its Relations with Japanese Settlers in Papua and New Guinea, 1919-40

Iwamoto, Hiromitsu (1996-01-01). Japanese Southward Expansion in the South Seas and its Relations with Japanese Settlers in Papua and New Guinea, 1919-40 (Thesis). Kagoshima University.

Abstract: In 1936, after abrogating the London Naval Treaty, the Government of Japan integrated nanshin into national policy through a Five Ministers Conference involving the offices of the Prime Minister, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Navy, and Army. The resulting Guidelines for National Policy stated that the government would pursue national and economic development in the South Seas, particularly in the outer South Seas, avoiding threats to other nations and expanding influence progressively by peaceful measures, while reinforcing national strength alongside the construction of Manchukuo. Shortly after this cabinet decision, the Imperial Headquarters issued an outline on 27 July addressing measures for a changing international situation. Under the clause concerning the southern area, it stipulated that if the China problem could not be solved, the use of force would be possible to resolve issues in the southern area, constituting an endorsement of military invasion in Southeast Asia. The document references a compilation of South Seas literature by the Japan Colonisation Society in Tokyo, indicating coverage of works on the South Seas, Papua, and New Guinea. It also cites research by the Japanese Association of International Politics published by Asahi Shimbun Sha in Tokyo concerning the road to the Pacific War and the outbreak of the Japan–United States war. An early account of exploration in New Guinea by TATSUE Y., published in The Colonial Review by Shokumin Tsushin Sha in Tokyo, is noted as part of Japanese perceptions of New Guinea. These references situate discussions of Papua and New Guinea within broader Japanese South Seas studies connected to Tokyo-based scholarly and publishing organizations.

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