This is a bibliography of sources on the Empire of Japan.

Japanese and foreign comments on diverse aspects (cultural, economical, industrial, administrative, etc.)of Empire of Japan

--General Geography--

• Trewartha,Glenn T."A Reconosaince Geography of Japan",New York,American Geography Society,(1943).
• Smith,Guy Harold,Good Dorothy & McCune Shannon."Japan A Geography View",New York,American Geography Society,(1943).
• Sion,Jules."Assie Des Moussons",Enciclopedy,Paris,Ed Armand Collin(1928)Vol.I(Chine-Japan),P.189-266.

--Historic Geography--

• Bishop,Carl W."The Historical Geography of Early Japan",Geographical Review,XIII,(1923),P.40-62.
• Durant, Will "The History of Civilization", New York, Simon & Shuster,(1935), pp. 826-938.

--Geomorpholgy--

• Watanabe,Akira & Burnett,Robert."Landforms of Japan",Papers,Science & Arts Academy of Michigan.XVIII,(1932),P.157-207.
• Smith,Guy-Harold."Motes on a Phisiographic,Diagram of Japan",Geographical Review,XXIV,(1934),P.400-403.
• Threwartha,Glenn T."A Reconossaince Geography of Japan",University of Wisconsin,Studiesin the Social Science and History,N°22,(1934).
• Cushing,Summer W."Coastal Plain and Block Mountains in Japan",Annals of American Geographers Association,III,(1913),P.43-61.
• Davidson,Charles."The Japanese Earthquake of 1923",London,Ed. Thomas Murby,(1931).
• Idem."The Japanese Earthquake of 1 September 1923",Geographical Journal,LXV,(1925),P.41-61.
• Trewartha,Glenn T."Suwa Basin a Specialized Sericiculture in the Japanese Alps",Geographical Review,XX,(1930),P.224-244.
• Idem."A Geographic Study in Shizuoka Prefecture,Japan",Annals of American Association of Geographers,XVIII,(1928),P.211-259.
• Hall,Robert Burnett."Yamato Basin,Japan",Annal,of Association of American Geographers,XXII,(1932),P.243-290.
• Trewartha,Glenn T."The Iwaki Basin;Reconossaince Field Study of a Specialized Apple Distric in Northem Honshu,Japan",Annals of American Geographers,XX(1930),P.196-223.

--Meteorology and Climates--

• Okada,T."The Climate of Japan",Bulletin,Meteorologycal Central Observatory of Japan,IV,(1934),P.89-416.
• Warren,C."The Climates of Japan",Geographical Review,XXIV,(1934),P.494-496.
• Clayton,H.Helm."World Weather Records",Smithsonian Miscelaneous Collections,LXXIX y XC,(1927 and 1924).

--Roads & Ways--

• Hall,Robert Burnett."Tokaido:Road and Region",Geographical Review(1937),363-377.

--Settlement--

• Idem."Some Rural Settlement Forms in Japan",Geographical Review,XXI(1931),P.93-123.
• Ibidem."A Map of Settlement Aglomeration and Disemination in Japan",Papers,Science & Arts Academyof Michigan,XXII,(1937),P.365-367.
• Idem."The Cities of Japan-Notes on Distribution and Inherited Form",Annals of Association ofAmerican Geographers,XXIV(1934),P.175200.
• Trewartha,Glenn T."Japanese Cities,Distribution and Morphology",Geographical Review,XXIV(1934),P.404-422.
• Davies,Darrel H."Some Aspects of Urbanization in Japan",Journal of Geography,XXXIII(1934),P.205-221.

--Farming--

• Russel,Joseph A."The Teas of Uji",Economic Geography,XV(1940),P.211224.
• "Official Guide of Japan",Japanese Government General Publication.
• Semple,Hellen C."Influence of Geographical Conditions upon Japanese Agriculture",Geographical Journal,XL,(1912),P.589-607.
• Penrose,E.F."Food Supply and Raw Materials in Japan",Chicago,Chicago University Press,(1929).
• King,F.H."Farmers of Forty Centuries",New York,Ed Harcourt(1926)
• Orchard,Dorothy E."Agrarian Problems of Modern Japan",Journal of Political Economy,XXXVII,(1929),P.129-149,285-311.
• Hall,Robert Burnett."Agricultural Regions of Asia,Part VII,The Japanese Empire",Economic Geography,X,(1934),P.323-347;X,(1935),P.33-52,130-147.
• Ladejinski,W."Agrarian Unrest in Japan",Foreing Affairs,XVI(1939),P.426-433.
• Idem."Japan s Food Self-sufficiency",Foreing Agriculture,IV,(1940),P.355-376.
• Dawson,O.L. & Ladejinski,W."Recent Japanese Agricultural Policies",Foreing Agriculture,III,(1939),P.263-274.

--Fishing--

• Barnes,Kathleen."Fisheries,Mainstay of Survey of Soviet-Japanese Friction",Far Eastern Survey,IX,(1940),P.75-81.

--Population--

• Penrose E.F."Population Theories and Their Appication",Stanford University Food Research Institute,(1934)
• Jefferson,Mark."The Distribution of People in Japan in 1913",Geographical Review,II,(1916),P.386-373.
• Nasu,Shiroshi."The Problems of Populations and Food Suply in Japan",Problems of The Pacific,Chicago ,University of Chicago Press,(1928).
• Crocker,W.R."The Japanese Population Problem:the Coming crisis",London,Ed Allen & Unwin(1931).
• Orchard,John E."The Pressure of Population in Japan",Geographical Review,XVIII,(1928),P.374-401.
• Freeman,T.W."Recent and Contemporary Japanese Migration",Scottish Geographical Magazine,LIII,(1937),P.323-325.

--Economical & Industrial Evolution--

• Dautremer,J. L Empire japonaise et sa vie economique,1910.
• Griffis,W.E.,Mikado Empire,New York,11° Edition,1906.
• Ibidem.The Japanese Nation in Evolution.Steps in The progress of a great people,New York,1907.
• Maibon,A.Le Japon d aujourd hui,Paris,1924.
• Naudeau,L.Le japon moderne,Paris,1909.
• Weston,W.Japan,London,1926.
• Weulersse,Le Japon d aujourd hui,Paris,1904.
• Brenner,H.Les Progres de l exportation et de Industriejaponaise,depuis la guerre,Bulletin,Comite de l Asie fr.,XVIII,1918,P.74-87.
• Niski,Hikitaro.,Die Baum wollspinnerei in Japan(Zeitchrift fur die gesammte Staatswissenschaft,Erg.Heft,XL,1911.)
• Robertson Scott,J.W.The foundations of Japan,London,1922.
• Uyehara,S.The Industry and Trade of Japan,London,1926.
• Bureau de La Statistique Generale,Resume Statistique de l Empire du Japan,Tokio,(annual)
• Ministere des Finances,Annuaire financer et economique du japon,Tokio,(annual)
• Reviews Far Eastern Survey,Pacific Affairs and Troubles of Pacific, Published by Institute of Pacific Relations, New York(1930s/40s)
• Oseki, K."The Economic Geography of Japan", Scottish Geographical Magazine, XXXI (1915),P.449-465 and P.519-531.
• Nitobe, Inazo."Japan, Some Phases of Her Problems and Development" London, Benn (1931)
• Idem:"Lectures on Japan; An Outline of The Development of Japanese People and Their Culture",London Ed.Benn (1937)
• Orchard,John."Economic Consequences of Japan s Asiatic Policy",Foreign Affairs, XII (1933), pp. 71-85.

--Mining--

• Departament of Agriculture and Commerce,Outlines of agriculture in Japan;Mining in Japan,Tokio,1910,2,Vol.
• Japan Geographical Review (from 1930s and 1940s)
• Japanese Geology and Geography Review (same period)

--Political Administration in Exterior Provinces--

• Aubert,L., Paix Japonaise,Paris, 1906.
• Idem, Americains et japonais, Paris, 1908.
• Challaye,F., La Chine et Le Japon politique, Paris, 1921.
• Semple,Ell.Ch., Japanese Colonial Methods, Bulletin, American Geography Society, XLV, 1913, pp.255-275.
• Wertheirmer,Fr. Die Japanische Kolonial Politik, Hamburg, 1910.

--Cultural Aspects--

• Sansom, G.B. "Japan A Short Cultural History", London, The Cresset Press (1931)
• Longford, Joseph H. "The Evolution of New Japan", New York , Putnam(1913)
• Pratt,Helen."Japan,Where Ancient Loyalties Survive", New York, American Council of Pacific Relations(1937).
• Reviews Amerasia, Far East Survey and Asia Magazine(1930s/40s)
• Little,Archibald. "The Far East", Oxford, Clarendon Press (1905), pp.279-317
• Old Editions of National Geographic Magazine (30s and 40s Years)

Japanese Exterior Provinces and Manchukuo

Manchukuo

• Lattimer,Owen."Manchuria,cradle of Conflict",New York,Ed.Mcmillan(1932).
• Idem."Chinese Colonization in Manchuria",Geographical Review,XXII,(1932),P. 177-195.
• Cressey,George. China s Geographical Foundations",Ed.McGraw-Hill,(1934).
• Lattimore,Owen."The Mongols of Manchuria",London,1935.
• Murakoshi,N./Trewartha,G.T.Geographical Review,Vol XX,1930,P. 480-93.
• The Pioneer Fringe(various authors),American Geography Society.
• Ahnert,E.E.& C.,Walter Young."Pioneer Settlement"(Serie),New York,American Geographical Society,(1932).
• Deasy,George F."The Future of Manchurian Agriculture",journal of Geography,XXXVII,(1938),P.20-27
• Idem."The Soy Bean in Manchuria",Economic Geography,XV,(1935),P.303-310.
• Hall,Robert B."The Geography of Manchuria",Annals of American Academy of Political and Social Science,CLII,(1930),p.278-292.
• Appleton,John B."Economical and Commercial Development of Manchuria",Bulletin of Geographical Society of Philadelphia,XXXII,(1934),P.75-87.
• McCune,Shannon."Harbin,Manchoukou",Journal of Geography,XXXIX,(1940),P.187-196.
• Ladjinsky,W."Agriculture in Manchuria",Foreing Agriculture,I,(1937),P.157-182.
• Plaetschke,Bruno."Das Bergland der nordwestlichen Mandschurei",Ed.Petermanns Mittleilungen,Erganzungscheft 232,(1937).
• Keyselring,Hermann."Travel Diary of Philosopher",London,Ed.J.Cape & New York,Ed.Harcourt(1925)
• Franck,Harry A."Wandering in Northem China",New York,Ed.Century,(1923).

Kwantung territory & South Manchurian Railway Zone

• Hall,Robert D."The Economic and Commercial Develop of Manchuria",Bulletin of Geographical Society of Philadelphia,XXXII,(1934),P.75-87.
• Deasy,George F."Recent Trends in Manchoukoan Trade",Econimic Geography,XVI,(1940),P.162-170.
• Turtley,R.T.& Collier,C.T. Southern Manchurian and Korea,Geographical Journal,XXIII,1904,P.473-492.
• For other refferences over area see the previous bibliography present outside of this list.

Chosen (Korea)

• McCune, Helen."Chosen,Japan s Land Possesion",Journal of Geography,XXXIV (1935),P.305-317.
• Lord Curzon, "In Diamons Mountains,Adventures among the Buddhist Monasteries of Eastern Korea", Art.National Geographic Magazine,XLVI (1924),P.353-374.
• Baylor,J.W.The Geography of Chosen,Economical Geography,Vol VII,1931,P.238-251.
• Bishop,Is.L.B. Korea and her neigbours,London,1892,Vol.2
• Bour-Daret Em. En Coree,Paris,1904.
• Deniker,J.La Coree,d apres un recent ouvrage russe,La Geographie,V,1902,P.116-121.
• Ducrocq G.Pauve et douce Coree,Paris,1904.
• Genthe,S.Korea.Reiseschilderungen,Berlin,1905
• Griffis,W.E.Corea the Hermit Nation,New York,1907.
• Hamilton,A.En Coree,Paris,1904.
• Keir,M.Modern Korea,Bulletin,American Geographers Society,XLVI,1914,P.756-769,817-830.
• Koto,B. An Orographic Sketch of Korea,Journal College,of Sc.Imperial University,Tokyo,XIX,1,1903.
• Idem,Journeys Througth Korea,Ibid,XXVI,2,1909,XXVII,12,1910.
• Longford,J.H.The history of Korea,London,1911.
• Nocentini,L.Materiali per la geografia dela Core(Rendic.Accad.Lincei,V,1896,P.111-138,234-249.
• Lee,Hoon K. "Land Utilization and Rural Economy in Korea",Shangai,Ed.Kelly and Walsh,Institue of Pacific Relations,(1936).
• Ladejinski,W."Chosen s Agriculture and Its Problems",Foreing Agriculture,IV,(1940),P.95-122.
• McCune,Shannon."Climatic Regions of Korea and Their Economy",Geographical Review,XXXIV,(1941),P.95-99
• Idem."Recent Development of P iongyang,Korea",Economic,Geographical Review,XIX,(1943),P.148-155.
• McCune,Shannon & Robinson,Arthur."Notes on a Phisiographical Diagram of Tyosen(Korea)";GeographicalReview,XXXI,(1941),P.653-658.
• Ibidem."Climate of Korea,Research Monograph on Korea",(Three Bulletins),1941.

Hokkaido & Chishima Archipelago

• Jones, Wellington. "Hokkaido, the Northland of Japan", Art, Geographical Review, XI (1921), P.16–30.
• Davis, Darrel H. "Type Occupance Patterns in Hokkaido", Annals of Association of American Geographers, XXVI (1934), P.201–223.
• Ibidem. "Present Status of Settlement in Hokkaido", Geographical Review, XXVI (1934), P.386–399.
• Jones, W. D. "Hokkaido", Geographical Review, XI (1921), P.16–30.
• Lasard, R. "La Colonisation de Hokkaido", Revue du Pacifique, IV (1925), P. 1027–1031.
• M. Muller, "Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Insel Hokkaido" (Zeitschrift Ges. fur Erdkunde zu Berlin (1915), P.601–624, (1916), P. 34–50; 95–111)
• Takaoka, K. "Die innere Kolonisation Japans Hokkai-do," Leipzig, 1904.
• Davis, Darrel. "Present Status of Settlement in Hokkaido", Geographical Review, XXVI (1934), P. 386–399.
• Ibidem. "Agricultural Occupation of Hokkaido", Economic Geography, X (1934), P. 348–367.

Karafuto/Sakhalin

• Firms,Herian."Piooner Economy of Sakhalin Island",Economic Geography,XV,(1939),P. 55-79.
• Kobayashi,Gichiro."Preliminary Report on The Geology of the Oil Fields in North Sakhalin" ,Art,Bulletin of American Association of Petroleum Geologysts,X,(1926),P.1150-1162.
• Krasnov,A.Vegetation de Sakhaline (Annals de Geographie,II,1892,P.492-432)
• Labbe,L.L Ile de Sakhaline,Paris,1903.
• Funke,M."Sachalin",Halle,1906.
• Muller,"Der Japanische Kolonie Karafuto(Sachalin)",(Petermanns Mitteil,LXII,1916,P.175-178;215-221.)
• Tolmachoff,I.P."The Results of Oil Prospecting on Sakhalin Island by Japan in 1910-1925",Bulletin of American Association of Petroleum Geologists,X,(1926),P.1163-1170.
• Sokolov,D."Russkii Sakhalin",(Zemlevedenie,XIX,1912,vyp.I-II,P.80 162,III-IV,P.47-112).
• Karafuto Nichi-Nichi Shimbun(now Sakhalin Times),ancient 30s and 40s edition examples.

Formosa (Taiwan)

• Campbell,W."Formosa under the Japanese",Scottish Geographical Review,XVIII,(1902)P.561-576
• Bunsen,E.H.of,"Formosa",Art,Geographical Journal,LXX,(1927),P.266287.
• Frank,Harry."Glimpses of Japan and Formosa",New York,Ed.Century(1924).
• Walton,Murray W.H."Scrambles in Japan andFormosa",London,Ed.E.Arnold & Co.(1934).
• Davidson,J.D."The island of Formosa",London,1903.
• Fischer,Ad."Steifsuge durchu Formosa",Beriln,1900.
• Hoffman,A.Aus Formosa,(Miteil.kais.kon.Geograpik Ges.Wein,LV,1912,P.600-638)
• IMBAULT-HUART,L ile Formose,Paris,1893.
• Mackay,G.L.From Formosa,London,1896.
• Torh,R.Etudes anthropologiques.Les aborigenes de Formose,Journal College,of Sc.,Imp.Univ.Tokyo,XXVIII,6,(1910);XXXIII,4,(1912).
• Yamasaki,N.Unsere geographischen Ken ntnisse von der Insel Taiwan(Formosa)(Petermanns Mitteil.,XLVVI,1900,P. 221-234.

South Seas

• Uyehara,Yukio."Ryu-Kyu Islands,Japan",Economic Geography,IX,(1933),P.395-405.
• Yanahihara,Tadao."Pacific Islands under Japanese Mandate",New York,Institute of Pacific Relations,(1939).
• Chamberlain B.H."Luchu islands and Their Inhabitants",Geographical Journal,V,1895,P.289-319,P.446-462;P.534-545.
• Hobbs,W.H. Cruises Along byways of the Pacific(Micronesia),Boston,1923.
• Clide,Paul."Japan s Pacific Mandate",New York,Ed Mcmillan,(1935).
• Samson,Gerald."Warnings of Asia",London,Ed.R.Hale(1940).
• Roosevelt,Nicholas."The Restles Pacific",New York,Ed Scribner,(1928).
• Riesemberg,Felix."The Pacific Ocean",New York,Ed.Whittlesey,(1940).
• Hawthorne,Daniel:"Island of The Pacific",New York,Ed.Putnam,(1943).
• Mitchell,Kate."Industrialization of the Western Pacific",American Consell,of Pacific Relations Institute,(1942).

--American-Japanese differences in Pacific zones--(American Analisis)

• Peltzer,Greene & Philips."economical Survey in The Pacific Area",(2 Vols.)(1941-42)
• Dietrich Ether B."Far Eastern Trade of The United States",New York,Institute of Pacific Relations (1940).
• Commerce Department.Foreing Commerce Yearbook,Washington.(40s years)
• Hall Robert B."American Raw Material Deficiences and Regional Dependence",Geographical Review, XXX,(1940).
• Far Eastern Survey(review),(40s Years)

About Japan's place in the world

• Lederer,Emil."Japan in the World Economics",Social Researchs,IV(1937),P.1-32.
• Parkins,A.E."How Big is Japan",Economic Geography,XI,(1935),P.338346.
• Utley,Freda."Japan s Feet of Clay",London,Ed.Faber,(1936).
• Le Clair,John C."Japan s Trade with the Netherlands indies",Foreing Affairs,XV,(1937),P.381-383.
• U.S.Commerce Department,Foreing Research Yearbook,(1938).
• Orchard,John E."Japan s Economic Position",Washington,Ed.Brookings(1931) and New York,Ed.Whittlesey(1930).
• Idem."Can Japan Develop Industrially?",Geographical Review,XIX(1929),P.177-200.
• Moulton,Eugene."Japan,an Economic and Financial Apprisal",Washington,Ed.Brookings(1931)
• U.S.Interior Department."Mineral Yearbook",(40s Years)
• Roush,G.A."Mineral Industry",New York,Ed.McGraw-Hill,(same times)
• Imperial Geological Department."The Geology and Mineral Resources of Japanese Empire",(1926),
• Acts,Guides,and Summary "Scientific Japan".Third Congress of Pacific Science.(1926),Tokyo.

Maps and Atlases over Japanese Empire

• Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai.Geographical Phisical Mural Map in Scale 1:2.000.000,Tokyo,(1937)
• Imperial Catastral Department.Geographical Phisical Mural Map in Scale 1:2.000.000,Tokyo,(1931)
• Kan-Ichi Uchida,Kobunsha Co."Land Use Map" in Scale1:8.000.000,Tokyo.
• Imperial Geologycal Department of Japan."Geologycal Map of Japanese Empire",in Scale1:4.000.000,Tokyo,(1926).
• Geographycal Society of Tokyo."Geologycal Atlas of Eastern Asia" in Scale1:2.000.000,Tokyo,(1929).
• Heekim,Bong Bernice & Coulter Wesley."Land Ulitization Maps of Korea",Geographycal Review,XXIV,(1934),P.418-422.
• "A Dot Map of Distribution of Population in Japan",Geographical Review,XVI,(1926),P.283-284.