<description>&lt;p&gt;This week: the Meiji Bureaucracy, in all its glory. How did the system actually work? What sorts of people did it attract? And what happened when the United States tried to reform the system after 1945?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show notes &lt;a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2025/11/episode-603-the-bureaucrats-part-2/"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Episode 603 - The Bureaucrats, Part 2

NOV 14, 202541 MIN
History of Japan

Episode 603 - The Bureaucrats, Part 2

NOV 14, 202541 MIN

Description

This week: the Meiji Bureaucracy, in all its glory. How did the system actually work? What sorts of people did it attract? And what happened when the United States tried to reform the system after 1945?

Show notes here.