Land Tax Reform and Fiscal Consolidation (1873–1880s)

1. Land title certificates begin nationwide issuance

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Jinshin certificates, Meiji government

   • JSTAGE

2. Land Tax Reform Office established within Finance Ministry

   Aug 1, 1872Labels: Land Tax, Finance Ministry

   • JACAR Iwakura

3. Daijōkan Ordinance No. 272 promulgates reform

   Jul 28, 1873Labels: Daij kan, Land tax

   • JapanSociety
   • WikiCorpus

4. Implementation begins with self-reporting surveys

   Jan 1, 1874Labels: Self-reporting surveys, Local officials

   • DevelopingEcon via WP

5. Land Tax Reform department created for enforcement

   Jan 1, 1875Labels: Land Tax, Prefectures

   • DevelopingEcon via WP
   • ARIC

6. Mass issuance of landownership certificates accelerates

   Jan 1, 1876Labels: Landownership certificates, Administrative apparatus

   • LandLaw WP

7. Imperial decree reduces land tax rate to 2.5%

   Feb 4, 1877Labels: Imperial decree, Land tax

   • JapanSociety
   • StateDept

8. Hardline implementation continues through late 1870s

   Jan 1, 1878Labels: Hardline implementation, Regional enforcement

   • WikiCorpus
   • ARIC

9. Land tax reform largely completed nationwide

   Jan 1, 1880Labels: Nationwide completion, Cash-based tax

   • WikiCorpus
   • ARIC

10. Matsukata becomes Finance Minister amid inflation concerns

    Oct 1, 1881Labels: Matsukata Masayoshi, Finance Minister

    • Matsukata FR WP

11. Bank of Japan established as stabilization advances

    Oct 10, 1882Labels: Bank of, Monetary stabilization

    • Matsukata FR WP

12. Chichibu Incident highlights rural distress dynamics

    Nov 1, 1884Labels: Chichibu Incident, Peasant revolt

    • Chichibu WP
    • Scholasticahq