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Meiji Restoration: Industrial Japan. Japan in the 19 th century. Japan began the 19 th century as it had existed for centuries; A Tokugawa Shogun ruled through a central bureaucracy tied by feudal alliances to local daimyos and samurai.
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Japan in the 19th century Japan began the 19th century as it had existed for centuries; A Tokugawa Shogun ruled through a central bureaucracy tied by feudal alliances to local daimyos and samurai.
The Meiji seized control in 1871 and began a period of reforms that would be called The Meiji Restoration
the samurai were sent abroad to learn about western science and tech
the samurai were then abolished as a class although many samurai became more, some took their western learning and adopted modern political and business practices.
They formed an important element of the new business class created by industrialization.
This combination gave great power to wealthy businessmen who would influence Japanese industrialization accordingly.
Japan Rapidly Modernized and Industrialized during this era which we can see by looking at the woodblock prints produced
Changes occurred in Japanese Government, Culture, Economy, transportation and industry
Sources • Notes: http://www.historyhaven.com/APWH/unit%204/Japan%20in%20the%2019th%20century.htm
