Question
Discuss how daily life was transformed as Japan developed.
Solution
As the Japanese became affluent, new ideas came into being. The old patriarchal system began to break. The system demanded a new style of domestic goods and new types of houses. The concept of the nuclear family came into being.
Japan's transformation into a modern society can be seen also in the changes in everyday life. The patriarchal household system comprised many generations living together under the control of the head of the house, but as more people became affluent, new ideas of the family spread.
