Toko Jepang (English spelling)

Japanese: トコ･ジュパン（英語表記）Toko Jepang

The name means "Japanese shop" in Indonesian and refers to the stores set up by Japanese people who engaged in various commercial activities in various parts of the Dutch East Indies before World War II, but by extension it is often used to include all such Japanese people. Such commercial activities began after the Russo-Japanese War, and people who had accumulated a small amount of capital by selling medicines and general goods in the early days set up stores selling china, clothing, and various other goods. The number of such stores increased after World War I, and Japanese companies also flourished, with some even operating department stores.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

インドネシア語で〈日本人の店〉の意で，第2次大戦前，オランダ領東インドの各地で各種の商業活動に従事した日本人が構えた店舗を意味するが，転じてそのような日本人も含めて用いられることが多い。このような商業活動は日露戦争後に始まり，初期の売薬･雑貨の行商で小資本を蓄えた人々は，瀬戸物，衣料をはじめ各種の商品を扱う店舗を構えた。第1次大戦後はその数も増え，また，邦人会社の進出も盛んとなり，百貨店の経営も行われた。

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