Types of the Japanese Rural Community: A Preliminary Study of Variation in Demography, Economy, Society - Japanese Social Relations
Abstract
In spite of her great urban centers and industrial attainments, Japan remains a nation where half of the people live in the countryside. An island nation with a total land area the size of the state of California, Japan has about forty-two of her total population of eight-five million living in 8,500 villages. These villages are old, established communities, most of them antedating the Meiji period, although many changes in village administrative structure have been made in Japan's long history. The present-day social and economic organizational pattern dates from the 1860's when the Meiji Restoration leaders embarked on a program of reconstruction, with the objective of achieving more effective control over the county and its institutions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1953
- Accession Number
- AD0052585
Entities
People
- Iwao Ishino
- John W. Bennett
Organizations
- Ohio State University