This file contains a list of trade licences issued to Japanese Canadians in 1939. The Department of Trade and Industry, Bureau of Economics and Statistics in Victoria compiled the list over the course of “some time.” The director reports to the Attorney-General that his bureau had been “quietly studying the extent and character of oriental penetration in the economy” of British Columbia. Included in this report is “a list of incorporated companies known to be Japanese-controlled.”
This list includes the following names of people: S Nabata; T Nabata; S Nacamichi; M Nagai; Mrs. H Nagami; K Nagami; K Nagano; Mrs. T Nagato; K Nagotoishi; Mrs. T Naka; Y Nakada; T. Nakagawa; K Nakahama; K Nakahama; F Nakamoto; I Nakamoto; Y Nakamoto; Y Nakamoto; K Nakamura; M Nakamura; Mrs. R Nakamura; S Nakamura; T Nakamura; Mrs. Y Nakamura; K Nakanishi; K Nakanishi; Y Nakanishi; B Nakano; S Nakano; T Nakao; K Nakashimada; S Nakasone; Y Nakatani; G Nakatari; Osamu Nakataura; N Nakatsu; I Nakatsuka; N Nakatsuru; O Nakatsura; G Nakayama; J Nakayama; N Nakazato; Y Nakazawa; Y Nakido; G Nashida; Nashimira; K Natsuhara; Y Nawata; Shinichi Negoro; H Nichimura; I Nishi; M Nishi; S Nishigawa; M Nishiguchi; S Nishihata; M Nishikawa; S Nishikawa; S Nishikawa; T Nishikawa; Taki Nishikawara; C Nishimura; F Nishimura; Mrs. H Nishimura; I Nishimura; J Nishimura; Jujiro Nishimura; K Nishimura; M Nishimura; M Nishimura; Mrs. N Nishimura; S Nishimura; S Nishimura; Z Nishimura; Mrs. M Nishimo; Y Nishino; Mrs. T Nishio; T Nishiza; O Nishizawa; S Niyasaki; HR Nobuoka; T Nomi; Dr. H M Nomura; Mrs. M Nonomura; S Nose; S Nose; T Nose; K Nozaki; S Numoda; Y Kada; T Kadonaga; K Kadota; K Kadota; K Kagawa; Mrs. R Kagawa; T Kagetsu; Dr. S Kageyama; Y Kamakura; Mrs. K Kamamota; H Kameda; T Kameoka; T Kamigochi; F Kamikura; E Kamitakahara; Dr. H Kamitakahara; M Kanabara; M Kanamitsu; T Kanomoto; M Karakido; Mrs. M Karamura; I Karitsumari; E Kariya; T Kariya; Y Kariya; K Kashiba; Mrs Kazue Kasubuchi; W Kataja; W Kataja; T Kataoka; Mrs. Yae Katayama; N Kato; S Kato; Mrs. T Kato; Y Kato; G Kawahara; N Kawahara; N Kawahara; Kazuyo Kawabata; T Kawabata; S Kawada; F Kawaguchi; G Kawaguchi; I Kawai; K Kawai; S Kawaka; Miss Y Kawamoto; Mrs. Y Kawano; Mrs. T Kawasaki; I Kawashiri; M Kawashki; A Kawata; S Kayahara; K Kayamo; Mrs. S Kazata; K G Kazuta; T Kewata; N Kikuta; T Kikuta; M Kimura; R Kimura; G Kinoshita; D Kishimoto; H Kishimoto; K Kitagawa; M Kitagawa; Mui Kitagawa; T Kitagawa; T Kitagawa; G Kitamura; K Kitamura; Mrs. M Kitamura; T Kitamura; T Kitamura; Z Kitamura; Miss K Kitano; Mrs. R Kito; Y Kitumuara; C. Kobayashi; J Kobayashi; J Kobayashi; J Kobayashi; S A Kobayashi; M Koda; C Kodaira; G Kodaira; D Kodama; Mrs. A Kohara; T Kohara; Y Kojima; Y Kojima; Komura; H Kondo; O Kondo; S Kondo; S Kondo; S Kondo; Mrs. S Kondo; Mrs T Kondo; Y Kondo; C Konishi; S Konshi; K Kosaka; M Kosaka; S Kosaka; T Koshida; Miss Sophia Koski; Torai Kotani; T Kotani; N Kowohara; F Koyama; Mrs. Y Koyama; Miss M Koyanagi; K Kuba; Y Kubo; Frank S Kudo; Y Kumagawa; J E Kumamoto; Tahara Kunimi; S Kunrad; F Kuramoto; Mrs. T Kurisu; G Kurodo; C Kuroyama; T Kurozaki; T K Kusamoto; T Kusayanagi; Mrs. H Kutsuhake; Mrs. Kuwahara; T. Kuzma; Dr. T Kuzuhara; T Kuzuki; Kyowakai; Mrs. Obata; T Obayashi; Mrs. M Obokata; B Ohashi; Mrs. I Ohashi; M Ohashi; T Ohi; G Ohori; Mrs. U Ohori; T Ohta; T Okamato; Mrs. K Okamura; Mrs. K Okano; H Okashima; T Okazaki; H Oki; S Oki; H Okoda; B Okugawa; D S Okugawa; S Okuma; J A Okumura; M Okuna; J Okura; K Okura; K Okura; H Omae; M Omae; M Omae; N Omai; D Omatsu; R Omatsu; M Omoto; Mrs. S Omoto; T Omoto; Y Omoto; Y Omoto; M Omura; G Onadera; S Onasashi; A. Onishi; S Onizuka; A Onodo; Itoe Ono; J Ono; T Mrs. Ono; Sumida, H Mrs. Ono; Mrs. W L Ono; Y Ono; Mrs. K Osano; K Ota; T Ota; R Otsugi; Y Otsuka; Miss K Oyama; Mrs. T Ozaki; Y Ozaki; K Ozawa; G Ebata; I Ebata; K C Ebata; S Ebata; Y Ebata; Y Ebata; Y Ebata; M Ebisuzaki; Mrs. F Edamura; T Edamura; Mrs. T Endo; M Enemoto; D Enjo; D Enjo; K Ennyu; M Enomoto; C Ichi; H Ichikawa; H Ichikawa; M Ichiyen; A. Igashira; G Iguchi; Chiyo Ihouye; I Ikeda; Kumi Ikeda; Mrs. T Ikeda; K Ikeno; C Ikida; S Ikigami; K Ikuta; H Imada; M Imai; Sho Imosi; I Inaba; Y Inamoto; Indenoyue; E Inouye; H Inouye; I Inouye; K Inouye; K Inouye; W Inouye; M Ioy; K Ise; Mrs. M Isezaki; Dr G A Ishiawara; H Ishizaki; Mrs. F Isomura; H Isomura; S Isoshima; H Isotani; C Ito; Fumi Ito; K Ito; K Ito; Mrs. Tamano Ito; Mrs S Iwai; K Iwama; C Iwamoto; K Iwanami; S Iwasake; H Iwasaki; I Iwasaki; K Iwasaki; K Iwashita; T Iwashota; I Iwata; K Iwata; R M Iwata; T Iwata; Mrs. T Iwate; S Izukawa; Mrs. Hagina; Mrs. G Hama; K Hamada; M Hamada; M Hamada; Y Hamada; Y Hamada; Mrs. I Hamagaki; Mrs M Hamakawa; J Hamanaka; K Hanano; M Handa; S Hara; M Haramoto; Ito Haruyo; J Hasegawa; Mrs. Hasegawa; A Hasebe; K Hashimoto; K Hashimoto; S Hashimoto; M Hashizuma; K Hatakeyama; K Hatanaka; S Hatanaka; C I Hatashita; Hamano Hatsuge; Mrs. K Hayakawa; K Hayakawa; Masato Hayami; S Hayami; K Hayashi; Dr. K Hayashi; K Hayashi; T Hayashi; T Hayashi; K Hayashi; Y Hayashi; Mrs. Y Hayashi; B Higo; S Hikada; Frank S Hikida; Mrs. S Hira; F Hirai; K Hiraishi; Fuyu Hirano; Y Hirano; T Hirashima; H Hirayama; S Hirayama; T Hirosawa; Mrs. F Hirota; E Hisanaga; Mrs O Hisegawa; C Hori; J Hori; Y Hori; I Horiguchi; Mrs. M M Horisaki; B Hosaka; Mrs. K Hosaki; K Hotta; M Jinde; Y Wakabashi; C Wakabayashi; E Wakabayashi; K Wakabayashi; K Wakabayashi; K Wakabayashi; Kizo Wakabayashi; N Wakabayashi; J Wakebayashi; K M Wakita; I Wantanabe; Matsui M Wantanabe; Miss L Washimoto; B Watanabe; D Watanabe; Mrs. F Watanabe; Mrs. H Watanabe; Ito Watanabe; Mrs. K Watanabe; Ku Watanabe; Mrs. M Watanabe; S Watanabe; T Watanabe; Y Watanabe; J T Weda; D Machida; Mrs F Machida; T Machida; T Machida; G Maeda; J Maeda; S Maikawa; T Maikawa; N Makashima; S Makina; K Makino; T Mamoto; H Marubashi; M Masuda; M Masuda; N Matoba; J Matsuba; H Matsubayashi; O Matsuda; J M Matsui; Y Matsui; I Matsumiya; S Matsumiya; Matsumoto; Mrs K Matsumoto; T Matsumoto; Mrs. H Matsuoka; S Matsura; Setsu Matsushita; H A Migamako; T Mimoto; T Minatogawa; K Mirota; Kathleen Misumi; Betty Misumi; M Mitarai; E Mitsui; S Mitsushio; Harry Miyazaki; I Miyazaki; J Miyazaki; K Miyazaki; Dr. M Miyazaki; H Miyazawa; Mrs. N Miyagawa; N Miyagawa; S Miyagawa; S Miyagawa; Mrs. M Miyahara; Dr. D Miyake; T Miyamoto; Y Miyamoto; I Miyashita; S Miyauchi; T Miyauchi; S Mizokami; S Mizuhara; F Mizuno; G Mizutani; H Mochida; K Mochizuki; Mochizuki; K Moda; D Mori; E Mori; G Mori; K Mori; K Mori; K Mori; S Mori; Toshio Mori; Dorothy Morishita; J Morishita; V Morishita; A Morita; Mrs. E Morita; I Morita; Mrs. T Morita; S Moriyama; B Murakami; J S Murakami; K Murakami; M Murakami; S Murakami; T Murakami; T Murakawi; Mrs. S Muraki; Mrs. W Muramatsu; K Muranaka; Irene S Murata; I Murata; K Murata; S Murata; S Murata; T Murato; E Muraybashi; M Murokato; Masato Adachi; E Aida; N Aihoshi; H Aiohishi; H Akagi; M Akeyama; T Akiyama; Teiichi Amano; J Amato; Mr. I R Aoki; Mrs. K Aoki; S Aoki; Toichiro Aoki; Mrs. A K Arai; Mrs K Arai; T Arakawa; Mrs. N Araki; E T Arikado; I Arima; Mrs. F Arita; K Asahi; J Asahina; J Asahina; H Asai; Mrs. N Asano; R Asano; Y Asano; Mrs. K Asao; K Asa; M Asazuma; T Asoaka; Miss F Atagi; Adachi Ayako; C Deshima; H Doi; Chiyoto Fudemoto; C Fujabayashi; F Miss Fujimo; S Fujimoto; C Fujino; C Fujino; Takichi Fujino; J Fujiwara; S Fujiwara; T Fujiwara; Tsurue Fujiwara; Mrs. S Fukuda; J Fukuhara; K Fukuhara; T Fukuhara; Y Fukui; K Fukumura; F Fukushima; S Fukushima; F Furumoto; Mrs A Furuya; M Furuya; M Furuya; Fushimi; H Fuzimoto; Mrs. M Sada; C Saegusa; T Saga; Y Sagara; K Saiga; K Saito; Mrs. N Saito; Miss P Saito; T Sakaki; Sadakichi Sakamato; T Sakamoto; Miss H Sakugawa; T Sakuma; A Sakurai; M Sameshine; S Samishima; Mrs. Morio Sanmiya; H Sarayama; Shigetaka Sasakai; I Sasake; Connie Sasaki; T Sasaki; G Sasashima; S Saski; K Sawada; T Sawada; Mrs. U Sawada; M Sekeno; G Seno; M Seo; Kuzuye Serizawa; Y Serizawa; N Shamashima; Mrs. R Shibata; T Shibata; Mrs. H Shibuya; M Shibuya; Mrs. M Shigeyama; S Shikaza; Mrs. K Shimada; Joshiki Shimako; Sato Shimichi; K Shimiyzu; K Shimizu; M Shimizu; S Shimizu; Z Shimizu; N Shimoda; Dr. H M Shimokura; T Shimotakahara; T Shimuizu; E Shinkoda; M Shinkoda; H Shino; Sada Shinobu; Mrs. K Shiomi; O Shiomi; Tomi Shiomi; T Shiosaki; Mrs. T Shizaki; M Shizoki; N Shokai; K Shoyama; Mrs. K Sobatka; H Soga; K Sogawa; Mrs. S Sogawa; R Somiya; T Sugawara; Mrs. H Sugaya; Katsuyo Sumi; T Sumi; T Sumida; J Sumiya; Tatsu Sunahara; T Suyuki; C Suzuki; H Suzuki; I Suzuki; J Suzuki; Mrs. K Suzuki; K Suzuki; K Suzuki; Mrs. K Suzuki; Sadayo Suzuki; T Suzuki; T Suzuki; Y Suzuki; Miss C Uchida; Dr. D Uchida; S Uchida; Mrs. Tome Uchida; Z Uda; Mrs. K Uegama; Mrs. S Ujihara; S Umemoto; Mrs. T Umetsu; K Uno; K Uno; S Urata; F Usami; Matsichin Usami; K Ushijima; Mrs. J Usko; I Uyeda; S Uyeda; Mrs. S Uyeda; Kimie Uyede; S Uyeno; Mrs. Y Uyenobu; M Uyesugi; S Uyesugi; W Uyesugi; K Tabayashi; S Tabe; S Tada; Noda Tadashi; Mrs. U Tagawa; M Taguchi; May Taguchi; Mrs. M Tahara; S Tahara; Mrs. K Takahara; Dr. K S Takahara; S Takahara; F K Takahashi; G Takahashi; I Takahashi; Koichi Takahashi; M Takahashi; S Takahashi; U Takamura; M Takasaki; W Takasaki; Y Takashima; H Y Takata; Okutso Take; Kouta Takeda; T Takeno; Mrs. Y Takemoto; K Takeuchi; M Takeuchi; T Takeuchi; N Takimoto; M Takiwa; Y Takuda; H Takuhashi; Mrs. F Tamaki; S Tamura; K Tanabe; N Tanabe; Y Tanabe; F Tanaka; H Tanaka; I Tanaka; J Tanaka; K Tanaka; K Tanaka; K Tanaka; M Tanaka; R Tanaka; R Tanaka; S Tanaka; S Tanaka; T Tanaka; Mrs. Y Tanaka; Z Tanaka; J Taniguchi; M Co. Tanii; M O Taniwo; S Tashima; Mrs. Tatebe; Mrs. N Teranishi; C Terashita; T Tezuka; M Tiwaya; Mrs. T Toguri; J Toida; J Tomada; S Tomanaga; S Tomita; K Tomiyama; K Tomiyama; Mrs. S Tonegawa; S Touchida; M Toyama; T Toyama; A Toyofuku; F Trizawa; O Tsijimoto; S Tsuchida; Mrs. Hazel Tsuchiya; I Tsuji; R Tsuji; M Tsukamoto; H S Tsurida; C Tsushima; M Tsuyuki; M Twasa; T Baba; M Bando; E C Banno; T Chaki; I Chiba; Hiraki Chikai; H Yabe; Mrs. S Yabe; J Yabu; G Yada; G Yada; Mrs. G Yada; K Yagi; Chizie Yamada; S Yamada; J Yamade; Mrs. M Yamagishi; R Yamaguchi; S Yamakami; S Yamake; F Yamamoto; I Yamamoto; K Yamamoto; M Yamamoto; R Yamamoto; S Yamamoto; T Yamamoto; T Yamamoto; Mrs. T Yamamoto; M Yamamura; M M Yamamura; H. Yamanaka; T Yamanaka; K Yamane; K Yamanobe; S Yamasaki; Y Yamasaki; E Yamashita; S Yamashita; T Yamashita; Mrs. Y Yamauchi; I Yanagi; T Yanamoto; Jusuke Yanangi; K Yano; M Yano; Mrs. N Yasuda; K Yasui; Tokaoka Yoichi; Mrs. M Yokayama; T Yokayama; S Yokomizo; T Yoneda; I Yonemura; Hori Yosaya; Asataro Yoshida; C Yoshida; Mrs. H Yoshida; S E Yoshida; Miss Yuki Yoshida; S F Yoshikawa; Nagai Yoshiko; Mrs. T Yoshimochi; C Yoshimoto; Yamashita Yoshio; Mrs. C Yoshitomi; and M Yotsukado.
This list includes the following names of organizations: Advance Manufacturing Co.; Assoc.Cleaners; B.C. Japanese Club; Burrard Fish Co.; Capilano Boat Works; Canamoku Company, Limited; Cameron Lake Logging Co.Ltd.; Canadian Salt Herring Exporters Limited; Deep Bay Logging Company Limited; Esmond Confectionery; Fuji Chop Suey Ltd; Gardenia Cleaners; Japan & Canada Trust; J. Kasho & Co.; Matsumiya & Nose Ltd.; Matsuyama, T Company Ltd.; Nakatsu Grocery; Seal Cove Grocery; Star Rooms; Star Store; Sun Cleaners; Tagashira & Co R.I.; Tofino & Clayoquot Trollers Ass'n; Takahashi, K & Co.; Toyo Japanese Club; Tokio Tailors; Taiya Printing Co.Ltd.; Tokio Steam Dye Works; Yamashita Shipping Company; and Yokohama Barber Shop.