Accounting, business & financial history: Workshop at Kobe University, 27 October 2009, Call for papers: Special Issue on Japanese accounting history in the interwar period;Balkans and the Middle East countries: 2nd International Conference on Auditing and Accounting History (2. BMAC): Call for papers;First International Luca Pacioli Conference on Accounting History: Accounting history, a privileged way to approach historical research;Accounting history: Call for research proposals: The first Accounting History International Emerging Scholars' Colloquium;Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Accounting History in China

              ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS & FINANCIAL HISTORY
(Editors: Professors John Richard Edwards and Trevor Boyns at Cardiff University, UK) Workshop at Kobe University, 27 October 2009 CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue on Japanese Accounting History in the Interwar Period
The quality and quantity of historical research on Japanese accounting regulation in general—and the first official accounting principles developed in the postwar period, i.e. "Business Accounting Principles" (Kigyo Kaikei Gensoku), issued in 1949, in particular—have recently been significantly enhanced. The accumulated knowledge of accounting practices adopted by specific organizations in Japan is still limited, however, especially when compared with those of other, particularly Western, countries. In this sense, Japanese accounting history research which focuses on accounting practices adopted by specific organizations is an area that needs to be further developed.
Of course, there exist some Japan-based empirical studies, but much of the prior research has mainly focused on 'Zaibatsu', i.e. financial combines closely connected with the economic and political interest of the Japanese government. The influence of Zaibatsus was undoubtedly important in Japanese society, but the number of companies involved was limited to a few hundred at most, which implies that less high-profile firms have been ignored. The time periods examined to date have also concentrated on the Edo (1603-1867) and Meiji (1868-1912) Eras or the post-WW2 period in the Showa Era (1946-), whereas the period between these, particularly the interwar period. was overlooked, in spite of it being an important time in Japanese history.
The Accounting, Business & Financial History Workshop to be held at Kobe University on 27 October 2009, based on the consideration above, calls for papers that focus on accounting practices adopted by Japanese business firms in the interwar period. Following the usual refereeing process, papers presented at the workshop are expected to appear in print in a special issue of Accounting, Business & Financial History featuring Japanese Accounting History scheduled to be published at the end of 2010.
The format of the workshop will allow approximately 40 minutes for presentation and 20 minutes for discussion in order to help achieve worthwhile feedback from those attending, specifically including Professor Trevor Boyns of Cardiff Business School, representing Accounting. Business Financial History. Those wishing to offer papers to be considered for presentation at the workshop should send an abstract (not exceeding 1 page) by 30 May 2009 to the workshop organiser:
Masayoshi Noguchi Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts, Department of Business Administration Tokyo Metropolitan University 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, 1920367 Tokyo, Japan Tel: +81 42 677 2331 Fax: +81 42 677 2298 Email: m-noguchi@center.tmu.ac.jp
Following the refereeing process, applicants will be advised as to the acceptance or otherwise of their proposed presentation by the workshop organiser by 30 June 2009.
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The Accounting Historians Notebook, April 2009