W. J. Macpherson's The Economic Development of Japan, 1868-1941 is recommended as a short introduction to the subject. It covers 73 years before the Second World War and is intended to be accessible to readers without an economics background.
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A short primer on modern Japanese economic history
A brief book recommendation points non-economists toward W. J. Macpherson's concise history of Japan's economic development from 1868 to 1941.