The Role of Asia in the Development of Foreign Trade and Economic Growth in Japan in XVIII-XIX Centuries
The authors analyze the processes of formation of Japan as an active participant in the international trade, reveal the development of export - import trade in Japan. The particular importance of the Asian market, which played a crucial role in the development of Japan as an exporter of finished products and in Japanese economy during the period since the "discovery of the country" up to the beginning of XX century are stressed.