An unassuming factory in Osaka, owned by the Dai-Nippon Artificial Fertilizer Company. This photo helps tell a barely known chapter of history: the pivotal role that farmers played in Japan’s industrialization.| OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN
Osaka women packing cosmetics at Nakayama Taiyodo Club Cosmetics, a pioneer in scientific management, with bold marketing and cutting-edge products. Firms like this drove Japan’s modernization.| OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN
A Japanese siege gun, known as an “Osaka Baby,” fires during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. War accelerated Osaka’s industrialization, driving a dramatic shift from light to heavy industry.| OLD PHOTOS of JAPAN
Humble cotton helped transform Japan from a feudal into an industrialized nation| oldphotosjapan.substack.com
