'Progress of civilisation in Japan', 1875. Several Japanese people wearing Western dress, while others are dressed in traditional costume. After the restoration of the Meiji emperor in 1868, Japan began to modernise and open up to Western cultural and economic influences. A print from The Illustrated London News, 6th March 1875.
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