A GOG 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Meiji Restoration, High Tech, Basic Law For The Federal Republic Of Germany
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Japan one of the highest standards of living anywhere in the world and because of that it is considered to be part of the global north. Tokyo- 37,800,000 largest city population in the world. Beyond the imperial restoration lies a true cultural and economic revolution. Group of noblemen over threw and instated emporer. Goal of industralizing as quickly as possible and selective adopting western ways to hold off the west. New japanize constitution based on german constitution because german had a strong emporer. Strong gov"t intervention & control of a contry"s economy. Can make changes in economy to promote growth. Water and greenery rings- create confortable livig envirnment for people. Urban axis- link up core areas with urban area. Tokyo prefecture(urban area): a much larger unit that combined the old city, many of its suburbs, and underdeveloped land. Some themes observable in tokyo that are familiar in the west:
