Japan in Transition

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. There are three distinct Japans in existence side by side to-day - the Old Japan, which has not wholly died out; the new Japan, which as yet has hardly been born, except in the spirit; and the transition Japan, which is passing through its most critical throes just now.