在对近代日本经济团体海外活动的研究当中,商工会议所往往被作为主线来把握,而对于抗战时期华南地区日本商工会议所的有关情况,却始终被学界忽视。以广东日本商工会议所为例,其在抗战前尚属自发组建的日本民间工商业团体。但在抗战当中,即与他处商工会议所一样,随着对日本战争需求的顺应与支持不断加深,发生了深刻的蜕变。但也因其面临着特殊的问题与环境,故而具备了不同于其他中国占领地商工会议所的特殊面貌。

In the study of modern Japanese economic groups’ overseas activities, which the thread running through was the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. However, the situation of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in South China during the Anti-Japanese war period was always ignored by the academic circles. For example, the Guangdong Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was a spontaneous Japanese popular industrial and commercial organization before the Anti-Japanese war. However, during the war, it became as the same as the other Chamber of Commerce and Industry to have profound changes with the increasing demand and support for the war. Nevertheless, because of the special situation and environment, it was also different from other Chambers of Commerce and Industry in China.