Historical Study of US Corporate Investment in Japan, 1937-1941

Mark Mason's historical study draws on previously unpublished corporate records and government documents from both the United States and Japan. The analysis focuses on Japanese policy toward foreign investment and the strategic responses of major American corporations like Coca-Cola, Ford, and General Motors. This work challenges the view that foreign corporations lacked effort, instead emphasizing Japanese restrictions and the influential role of Japanese business.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical corporate-government relations based on case studies of specific companies
• Modeling the influence of business interests on foreign policy based on the described historical materials
• Studying barriers to foreign direct investment based on the examination of Japanese restrictions

Strengths

• Draws on historical materials from both the United States and Japan
• Includes original case studies of 10 major American corporations
• Uses previously unpublished corporate records and government documents

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1937-1941 study period

Provenance

Source

Mark Mason (author), via paperswithcode platform

Collection Method

Historical research using corporate records and government documents

Time Range

1937-1941

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Geography

United States, Japan