A Preliminary Study Of Japanese Diasporians In Japan And Their Political Activities (1903-1945)

In modern, Shandong is the key area of Japanese aggression against China, as well as the "overseas paradise" of the Japanese expatriates in China once endemic lawlessness. Jinan, as the capital city of Shandong, to become the second largest gathering place at that time the Japanese emigrants next to Qingdao. As Japan’s colonial policy and vested interests of unequal treaties, in Japanese emigrants to grab the huge economic interests, not only seriously ruined the local national industry and commerce, disturbed the normal economic life of the local Chinese residents; And work closely with the Japanese government’s policy of aggression against China,which is based on all kinds of social organizations, organized political activities, seriously interfere with and affect Jinan,and even the political situation of Shandong. Therefore, research on the Japanese expatriates’ community organizations and their political activities, for our understanding of the nature of aggression of Japanese immigration policy on China and the solid state of Japanese emigrants political activity in Jinan and its bad influence are indispensable.In the process of modern Japanese aggression against China, Shandong excellent geographical location makes it become the important target of the Japanese invasion. Since modern times, Japan for Shandong province implemented a long-term military, political,economic and cultural invasion. One of the most important means is the Immigration invasion of Shandong. Jinan opened commercial port since 1904, has been a concentration of foreign immigrants, also has become one of the important stronghold of Japanese immigrants aggression.As the Japanese invasion and occupation of Jinan, Jinan become second to the Qingdao nationals hub in Shandong district. Japanese emigrants in Jinan is not only have the economic activity,but also have a lot of political activity, combined with Qingdao Japanese emigrants, caused certain influence to the whole situation in Shandong district.Firstly, combing and researching the Japanese expatriates’ number, professional, and so on.As early as in 1903, there were three Japanese open shop in business in Jinan. After the opening of Jinan in 1904,the Japanese increased year by year, by the end of 1913, has more than 300 people. But in Germany during the reign of Shandong,the Japanese residents that in Jinan regardless of population or economic strength are not enough to compete with the German Colony.Since the end of 1914 the Japanese took over all German interests in Shandong Province,the number of Jinan’ Japanese expatriates rapid growth year by year, economic strength swelling, until the Japanese surrendered in 1945, the number of Japanese nationals in Jinan occupied the first place in the number of aliens, and politically and economically in the absolute advantage.In modern times, Jinan’ Japanese residents in order to ensure the economic advantages and seek more political “rights”, built all kinds of social organizations, Such as “Jinan Japanese residence militia”, “Jinan Japanese residence will”, “Jinan Japanese youth league”, “Veterans in rural Jinan branch” and other political organizations; “Jinan copper combination”, “Jinan business conference” and other Economy social organizations; “Wolf of Jinan branch”, “East Asian religious groups union”, “Secret society and Swastika society” and other Covered with religious coat of social organizations. And based on the above organizations have carried out a large number of aggressive political activities in China, seriously interfered with and influenced the political situation in Jinan and Shandong.Jinan Japanese emigrants formed the scale in numbers, while engaged in political activities mainly relying on a large number of political associations. The Japanese government is very supportive and encouraging for political organizations, in the process of Japan’s aggression in Jinan, these political organizations often act as a vanguard role, is Japan’s colonial aggression.Rely on political organizations, Jinan Japanese emigrants’ politics is more organized and destructive, a serious threat to the Jinan people’s life and property safety. In the Jinan massacre,Jinan Japanese emigrants also carried the blood of Jinan military and civilian.Modern Japanese emigrants of Jinan’s main political activity can be roughly divided into three periods: the first is Shandong problem representations between China and Japan(1914-1922), Jinan Japanese emigrants in this period of political activity has focused on the case during the Washington Conference and Lu Aftermath Solution Meeting. In order to maximize the maintenance themselves in Shandong economic and political "rights and interests", they united with the Qingdao Japanese emigrants, held meetings, sent representatives to Japan to petition;Meanwhile, in order to support government negotiations, They made in Jinan stir-up-trouble,friction; also use news media, self-producing puffed up, and launched Hostile to China’s Patriotic Movement. Jinan Japanese emigrants of these activities have greatly interfered with the problem of the negotiation process of Jiaoji railway, China paid a huge price for redemption.The second is in "53 tragedy"(1927-1928) before and after. The massacre "53" is made in Japan for exclusive Shandong and Manufactured tragic massacre. In the Jinan massacre, Jinan Japanese emigrants have played an important role in extremely harsh. They make for the Japanese massacre bogus ammunition; also use their own advantages for the Japanese spying, or directly involved in the military operations; During the economic case representation and Japanese emigrants around the joint, do backup for the Japanese government, to spread false,reverse black and white, beautify the Japanese army, slander China.Finally, in the "September 18" Incident(1931-1945). During this period, Jinan Japanese emigrants arrogance even more arrogant. With the spread of Japanese fascism and the escalationof the war of aggression against China, Jinan Japanese emigrants openly engaged in illegal and criminal activities, spreading the anti-China rhetoric, plotting riot; Japanese spies is rampant, they established a spy agency, brought the traitors, destroyed the anti-Japanese soldiers and citizens,causing a great damage for the Shandong people’s anti-Japanese movement. "After the July 7th incident", the Japanese launched full-scale war of aggression against China, Jinan Japanese emigrants held the Comfort military activities, and actively for the Japanese to raise military supplies and military information, has become the Japanese logistics supply center.Modern Japanese nationals in Jinan, is special for the Japanese invasion of China national policy immigration services, Their political activities with typical colonial and played a disgraceful role in the development of modern processes and Shandong Jinan, they committed the unforgivable crime to the Jinan people.