Social and economic reforms during the Meiji Restoration (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Social and economic reforms during the Meiji Restoration

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The Meiji Restoration ushered in several socioeconomic reforms, including the freedom to reside anywhere and choose any occupation, among others. A new study of the Meiji Restoration published in the British Journal of Sociology provides novel insights on elite mobility during this transition.

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Miniature Tokyo Street of Meiji Era by Yoshikazu TAKADA Image source link: https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/f55414fe-7163-42bc-a8ea-22e74390edae

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