Making Japan Modern: Japan’s Rise and the Pacific War
The USC U.S. - China Institute, Japan Society New York, and National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a complimentary one-day workshop to look at how Japanese politics, economics, society and culture changed from the 19th into the mid-20th centuries.
Japan already had large urban centers and vibrant trade at the time of the 1868 Meiji Restoration, but economic and other changes accelerated with the change in government. The country ended its existing class system, expanded education, built a strong industrial base, built a modern military, and seized colonial holdings. War and depression fed dislocation and grievances, trends towards cultural diversity and democratization competed with other forces. In this workshop, we’ll look at how Japanese politics, economics, society and culture changed from the 19th into the mid-20th centuries.