Urbanization of Japan

In 1868, the fifteen-year old Emperor Meiji, as he was posthumously known, moved from Kyoto to Edo. The move marked the beginning of Japan's efforts to modernize its political and social institutions, to develop and expand its industrial base, and to achieve parity with the Western industrialized nations.

In 1882, the Ministry of Finance established the Bank of Japan. It introduced a modern currency system and put the government on a sound budgetary foundation.

The Meiji government financed the construction of an industrial infrastructure. It began building the national railway network. It also financed major heavy industries that were turned over to the private sector later, such as mining, iron and steel, shipbuilding and machine tools.

Until 1900, light industries such as the textile industry accounted for nearly 85% of Japan's total industrial output. The textile industry became one of Japan's mainstays in industrial output. In 1870, textile output was less than 10%. By the 1890s it jumped to over 25%. The textile industry remained an important source of industrial output in Japan until World War II.

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During World War I (1914-1918), Japan experienced an economic boom. The urban population began rising again. Within ten years (1920-1930), over half of Japan's workers came to work in the secondary and tertiary industries. In 1968, 68% of Japan's manufacturing facilities and plants were concentrated in these three areas. 4%, the first actual decline since the 1950s.

Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train) was put on tracks for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics to link Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.

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During the 1930s, the government fostered the development of new industries in Japan through the enactment of laws. ) This also created new opportunities for women in high-tech companies and their factories. And growth slowed from the 10% level to an average of 3. In 1949, George Dodge, who came to Japan at the request of the American Occupation Authorities, was asked to deal with the problem of inflation. They reduced the number of employees by cutting back on hiring new recruits and by offering early retirement to older employees.

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