This particular government isolated Japan from foreign influenced during its 260 years of ruling. It continued like this until the Meiji restoration in 1868. This change brought in the era of Meiji Monarchy. When Tokugawa Shogunate fell, the young emperor Meiji signed the Five Charter Oath. The Five Charter Oath was an outline of major reforms for the Japanese society. Meiji government abolished feudalism, which tied every Japanese citizen to the land they were born on. In the 1930s the military took control of the Japanese government. During this time all official government offices were filled by officers from the navy and army, this also included the prime minister. Political opponents were assassinated by the military and the military also had a strict control of information in the media and educational
This particular government isolated Japan from foreign influenced during its 260 years of ruling. It continued like this until the Meiji restoration in 1868. This change brought in the era of Meiji Monarchy. When Tokugawa Shogunate fell, the young emperor Meiji signed the Five Charter Oath. The Five Charter Oath was an outline of major reforms for the Japanese society. Meiji government abolished feudalism, which tied every Japanese citizen to the land they were born on. In the 1930s the military took control of the Japanese government. During this time all official government offices were filled by officers from the navy and army, this also included the prime minister. Political opponents were assassinated by the military and the military also had a strict control of information in the media and educational