Particularly, the katsuobushi produced in the South Sea Islands was so low-priced as to expand its market greatly, but the katsuobushi industry in this area was brought to a close when the South Sea Islands were removed from Japanese control after World War Ⅱ.
特に南洋ものは安価であったことから大いに市場を拡大したが、南洋諸島が第二次世界大戦後に日本の統治を離れたことで、この地域での鰹節産業は終焉を迎えた。