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5 pages in length. The writer discusses Japan's economic, political, religious and artistic development from 1600 to the present. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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upper classes, by which a lord granted land to his men in return for military service" (Anonymous Feudalism.html), there stood to always be those who were not extended nearly the
same benefits or pleasantries as were bestowed upon the privileged few. Additionally, it was the goal of feudalism to confine political and economic power to the relatively few upper
class autocrats, whose authority vastly extended from the power inherent to the dominating castle. The pyramidal hierarchy that was inevitably created as a result of such exclusion was meant
to maintain complete control over all the respective districts political and economic decisions. Meiji emperor was responsible for restoring Imperial rule after the decline of feudalism in 1868; it is
at this point that Japan began "to take shape under a small group of young samurai (warriors) who held commanding positions as the oligarchs of the new order" (Rinn-Sup PG).
Primary to their objective was to effect Japans political, economic, social and military modernization, as well as to "enable the country to compete with the Western powers on equal
terms" (Rinn-Sup PG). World War I, global economic depression and military defeat served to maintain Japans rocky existence throughout the first half of the twentieth century; by 1952, however, there
was a resurgence in both economic and political strength. As the twenty-first century loomed, Japan had new and stifling issues to deal with: overpopulation, industrial pollution, housing shortages, urbanization
and precarious access to necessary raw materials (Rinn-Sup PG). Japan has been going through some significant political changes throughout the past several years
in relation to adopting a more liberal democracy. Indeed, the Japanese government and society has reached a watershed with regard to which direction will be forged as a means
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