The Transition From a Closed Feudal to an Open Imperial Society in Japan

V magistrskem delu smo preverjali, kako je na Japonskem potekalo odpiranje države na zahod in prehajanje iz starega fevdalnega sistema v imperialni in demokratični sistem. Japonska družba je bila dolgo v primežu šogunata Tokugava (Tokugawa). To obdobje je bilo sicer stabilno, vendar se je vse bolj začelo kazati nezadovoljstvo v prvi vrsti nezadovoljnih kmetov, saj razvoja kmetijstva v dotičnem obdobju praktično ni bilo. Posebno pozornost smo namenili cesarju Meidžiju in njegovem spreminjanju politične, družbene in gospodarske zgradbe države. V tem obdobju je bila omenjena tranzicija v državi najvidnejša. V magistrskem delu smo se ukvarjali predvsem z delovanjem omenjenega cesarja, saj menimo, da lahko s pomočjo obdobja njegovega delovanja najbolje ponazorimo glavne teme, in sicer spreminjanje politične sheme, gospodarstva in uprave ter postopno odpiranje države zunanjim vplivom. V času obdobja Meidži je bila Japonska vpeta tudi v dva spora, in sicer z Rusijo in (veliko hujši) z glavno azijsko tekmico, Kitajsko. Raziskovali smo tudi obdobje Tajšo (Taisho), ki je trajalo med leti 1912 in 1926. V obdobju Tajšo smo v ospredje postavili delovanje novonastalega parlamenta in različnih predsednikov vlad. Zaradi močno bližajočega se časa prve svetovne vojne smo obravnavali tudi Japonsko v času vojne in njen vpliv med zavezniškimi državami. Nazadnje smo spregovorili še o nekaterih specifičnih temah, kot so položaj žensk v povojni Japonski, tradicionalna japonska vera in nastop mladega regenta Hirohita, ki bo odigral izredno pomembno vlogo v sledečem zgodovinskem obdobju, še posebej v času druge svetovne vojne.In the master\u27s thesis, we looked into how the opening of the country to the West and the transition from the old feudal system, to the imperial and democratic system took place in Japan. Japanese society has been under the grip of the Tokugawa shogunate for a long time. This period was fairly stable. At first, the dissatisfaction with the system began growing, primarily among farmers, since there was practically no agricultural development during all these years. We paid special attention to the Emperor Meiji and his changes in the political, social, and economic structure of the country.During this period, the aforementioned transition of the country was the most visible. We dealt with the activities of the young emperor in the majority of the master\u27s thesis, as we believe that with the help of the mentioned period we can best illustrate the main topics of our thesis, namely the changing of the political scheme, economy and administration, and the gradual opening of the country to external influences. During the Meiji period, Japan was also involved in two conflicts, namely with Russia and a much more serious one with its main Asian rival, China. In the thesis, we also covered the period that follow the Meiji period, the Taisho period, which lasted between 1912 and 1926. During the Taisho period, we focused on the activities of the newly formed parliament and various prime ministers. As the time of the First World War drew closer, we also looked at Japan during the war and its influence among the Allied countries. In the last part of the master\u27s thesis, we talked about some specific topics, such as the position of women in post-war Japan, traditional Japanese religion, and the appearance of the young regent Hirohito, who will play an extremely important role in the following historical period, especially during the Second World War