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The paper discusses how between 1868 and 1945, the Japanese educational system went through an abundance of change. The paper explains that the country was lacking a system of higher education including law schools, therefore, it looked toward Europe and the United States for modernization models. The paper then discusses how eventually, a leading Japanese politician invoked the assistance of a prominent Prussian professor and an intricate system that combined the bureaucracy, the university system, to create an effective civil service system. The paper then notes that unfortunately, Japan did not hold fast to this ideal and began to give preference to certain university graduates as far as higher civil service positions.

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"Between 1868 and 1945, the Japanese Educational system went through an abundance of change. The country was lacking a system of higher education including law schools, therefore, it looked toward Europe and the United States for modernization models. Eventually, a leading Japanese politician..."

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