Author: Bruce McFarling
Date: Sep 16, 2008 22:04
...Who worked the fields? Prior to the Meiji Restoration, the theory of land ownership was that all land belonged to the Emperor, who lent the use of land to feudal lords, who in turn lent their use to individual farmers. That is a feudal system. After the 1873 land reform, land could be privately owned, ...
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