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Ways of Culture Transfer
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Osaka was the centre of Japanese trade in the early 1700s. The rice exchange
employed around 10% of all wholesalers in the city.The japanese system that
was put for this trade resulted in stable rice markets until the appearence of
smaller merchants who were called shonin (traveling salesmen).They began
purchasing agricultural products in rural areas and bringing them to large
cities, where they were sold for profit. They were able to trade their goods on
a national level as a result of this. Perfume, textiles, spices, sugar, silk, iron
tools, ceramics, sake, charcoal, soy sauce, tofu, lamp oil, candles, pots and pans,
gold, and silver were among the items traded nationally.After some time,All
foreign trade was regulated by the bakafu (military government). They put
Tsushima, a Japanese island, in charge of trade with Korea. As a result, Chinese
money started to enter Japan.Small round copper coins were used in Japan at
the period, and they were threaded together through a square hole in the
middle. 100 of these coins on a string equaled one unit of money. However,
other types of money were accepted, such as 1 ounce silver coins, which were
equivalent to our dime. A 1 ounce gold coin was worth 5 bushels of rice at the
time.
The war's end signalled the end of Japan's empire system, a shift toward
democracy, and a massive economic reorganisation that swept the country.
Following WWII, the United States occupied Japan, shaping it and introducing
many western concepts that became part of Japanese culture.
There are many other factors that made this great moder japan culture.