describe the early years of industrialisation in Japan
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Japan's Industrialization
A lot goes into industrialization, or the process of developing an industrial economy. An industrializing nation has to build the infrastructure for factories and shipping, find a place in global economic networks, transition local economies into new methods of production, and deal with social and cultural changes that accompany these transitions. It's a big deal, and every nation handles this process a little differently. In Japan, industrialization was something that the government consciously undertook but which happened in two different eras and in two different ways.
The Meiji Restoration
By the mid-19th century, Japan was still a feudal nation under the authority of a warlord (known as the shogun) who controlled the emperor like a puppet. However, the intrusion of Western powers into East Asia made many people in Japan nervous. Could they fight against these powers and their modern technology? A group of samurai overthrew the government and restored the emperor to full power, starting a period called the Meiji Restoration.
The Meiji Restoration (1868-1890) was named after the emperor, who took the name Meiji, which means 'enlightened rule.' The emperor and a new ruling class decided it was time to remodel Japan on a Western model. The goal was to make Japan a European-style empire that could compete in the increasingly global world. It was an era of conquerors and colonies and as Hong Kong was absorbed into the British Empire, the Japanese swore Tokyo and Kyoto would never share the same fate.
Answer:Early years of industrialisation in Japan
The history of industrialisation of Japan in the late nineteenth century presents a
contrast to that of India. The colonial state in India, keen to expand the market for
British goods, was unwilling to support Indian industrialists. In Japan, the state
encouraged the growth of industries.
The Meiji regime, which assumed power in Japan in 1868, believed that Japan
needed to industrialise in order to resist Western domination. So it initiated a series
of measures to help industrialisation. Postal services, telegraph, railways, steam
powered shipping were developed. The most advanced technology from the West
was imported and adapted to the needs of Japan. Foreign experts were brought to
train Japanese professionals. Industrialists were provided with generous loans for
investment by banks set up the government. Large industries were first started by
the government and then sold off at cheap rates to business families.
In India colonial domination created barriers to industrialisation. In Japan the
fear of foreign conquest spurred industrialisation. But this also meant that the
Japanese industrial development from the beginning was linked to military needs.