Notes on the History of the Urbanization of Japan

strial centers to work. By 1920, 18.0% of Japanese lived in cities. And the people working in the primary industry dropped to 53.8%, while those working in the secondary and tertiary industries climbed to 20.5% and 23.7% respectively. The continued growth of Japan's industries increased the demand for workers. Within ten years (1920-1930), over half of Japan's workers came to work in the secondary and tertiary industries. And almost one-quarter of the Japanese lived in cities.
             During the 1930s, the government fostered the development of new industries in Japan by enacting laws. The Automobile Manufacturing Industry Law of 1935, for example, helped promote the growth of the infant automotive industry. Toshiba Corporation, Victor Company of Japan, a
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