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During the Meiji and Taisho eras, Japan became an industrialized nation. However, I'm curious as to what degree this extended to rural Japan. On Emperor Showa's ascent, how modernized was the Japanese countryside? Had electricity, trains, and other amenities yet managed to reach the villages?

by /u/MissBrainProblems in /r/AskHistorians

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