Settlement trade - Kyoryuuchiboueki

Japanese: 居留地貿易 - きょりゅうちぼうえき

Trade between Japanese and foreign merchants took place within the settlement. The Ansei Five-Nation Treaty concluded by the Edo Shogunate in 1858 (Ansei 5) stipulated that the walking area for foreign residents was limited to a 10-ri (10 ri) square area around the open port, which meant that foreign merchants' activities were largely confined to the settlement, and trade was basically conducted between Japanese and foreign merchants within the settlement. This settlement trade continued under the unequal treaties, but after negotiations for treaty revision with Great Britain were concluded in 1894, revised treaties were signed with other countries, and the settlement was abolished in 1899, and settlement trade also disappeared.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

居留地内で行われた日本商人と外国商人との貿易。1858年(安政5)，江戸幕府が結んだ安政五ヵ国条約で居留外国人の遊歩区域を開港場の10里四方に限ることが定められたため，外国商人の活動は居留地内にほぼ限定されることとなり，貿易は居留地内で日本商人と外国商人の間で行われる形が基本であった。この居留地貿易は不平等条約の下で続いたが，94年にイギリスとの条約改正交渉がまとまったのを皮切りに各国との改正条約が調印され，99年に居留地は廃止され，居留地貿易も消滅した。

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