The last 120 years have seen great social change and development in Japan. In the early 1870s, Japan was still a newly unified island nation with a highly agrarian economy and an insecure and weak government. By 1914, Japan had progressed towards theMoreThe last 120 years have seen great social change and development in Japan. In the early 1870s, Japan was still a newly unified island nation with a highly agrarian economy and an insecure and weak government. By 1914, Japan had progressed towards the beginnings of an industrial economy.
Contemporary Japan, however, is an economic giant, with a massive export economy and a considerable voice in the international world community.