An agency that investigates the credit of companies and individuals. It is said to have been started by the Englishman Perry in 1830. In Japan, the first was the Commercial Credit Agency, which was opened in Osaka in 1892 (Meiji 25) by Toyama Shuzo. This was followed by the Tokyo Credit Agency in 1896 and the Imperial Credit Agency in 1900 (Meiji 33). In commercial and industrial transactions, there are limitations and omissions when investigating the other party on one's own, so there is a high demand for credit agencies that are trusted and organized. With the diversification of information formats, there are many agencies that do marketing research, data banks, and management consulting, but in a broad sense, these can also be called credit agencies. Meanwhile, personal credit investigations have also diversified, ranging from investigations of the other party's financial status and background to investigations of conduct unrelated to transactions, searches for runaways, and tail reports, and many of those that focus on these areas of business call themselves "detective agencies." [Kaji Tatsuo] [Reference] |Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
企業や個人の信用調査をする機関。1830年イギリス人ペリーによって始められたといわれる。日本では外山脩造(とやましゅうぞう)が1892年(明治25)大阪で開業した商業興信所が最初である。続いて96年には東京興信所、1900年(明治33)には帝国興信所が設立された。商工業などの取引業務では、自社のみで行う相手方の調査には遺漏と限界があるので、信用と組織のある興信所への依頼度は高い。情報形態の多様化で、マーケティング・リサーチ、データ・バンク、経営コンサルタントを業とするものも多くなったが、広義にはこれらも興信所といえる。一方、個人信用調査も多岐化して、相手人物の財産状態、経歴調査から、取引を離れた素行調査、家出人の捜索、尾行報告などにも及び、この方面の業務に重点を置くものには「探偵社」と名のるものも多い。 [梶 龍雄] [参照項目] |出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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