日本早期在东南亚的扩张先驱:妓女“南洋姐”

Japan's Early Expansion Pioneer in Southeast Asia: Karayukisan

二战之前,在东南亚地区数量相对有限的日本移民中,"南洋姐"一度"一枝独秀"。她们作为早期日本在东南亚扩张的先驱,为日本"南进"东南亚地区,打下了一定的基础。欧洲列强的海外扩张,打头阵的多是海盗和传教士,而日本最初的海外扩张,主力军则是以卖淫为生的"南洋姐"。当时,日本在海外经济实力难以抗衡西方殖民者的大背景下,"南洋姐"是日本政府默许的一种实用性输出。随着第一次世界大战后日本经济实力的迅猛扩张,"南洋姐"曾经持有的"开拓"者地位急剧下降,黯然退出历史舞台。

Before World War II,Karayukisan had once been an important role in the relatively limited number of Japanese immigrants in southeast Asia. As Japan＇s early expansion pioneers in southeast Asia,Karayukisan laid a certain foundation for Japan＇s southward expansion. Unlike European powers＇ overseas expansion which was led by pirates and missionaries,Japan＇s early expansion was driven primarily by Karayukisan who were living on earnings of prostitution. At that time,Karayukisan were important output with Japanese government＇s connivance,for the reason that Japanese overseas economic strength was difficult to compete with western colonists. With the rapid growth of Japanese economic strength after the First World War,Karayukisan as pioneer status declined sharply and had to quit the stage of history.