‘The constitutional movement of Japan began in a spontaneous agitation of the whole body politic when the nation was irritated by the sudden contact with foreigners. The sense of national weakness added a force to this agitation.’
The Constitutional Development of Japan is a study by Toyokichi Iyenaga on how Japan developed from an absolute monarchy under feudalism into a constitutional monarchy. Iyenaga documents the political condition of Japan before and after its contact with foreigners and the how the internal conditions of Japan and the external conditions of the outside world influenced the political and constitutional development of the country.
Toyokichi Iyenaga (家永豊吉) was a Japanese scholar and professor.