On the Accuracy of the Statistical Data in Early Meiji Era
研究了1880年代中期日本村级统计调查体系，发现当时难以建立全国统一的统计系统，且村长缺乏训练和士气，导致数据不准确，暗示民众在明治维新后约二十年内可能不认可政府统治的合法性。
The aim of this paper is to clarify the village-level statistical survey systems in mid-1880ʼs Japan. By examining ʻThe Report on the Situation of Statistical Surveys in Local Governments by a Secretary of the Statistical Bureauʼ the following two points are revealed : Firstly, in this period it was almost impossible to collect statistical data in their nationwide unified system; secondly, the chiefs of villages（kocho）were not only ill trained but also demoralized to carry out their duties. The chiefs thus could not collect statistical data accurately. These findings imply that the common people might not recognize the legitimacy of the rule of the Meiji Government until about first two decades after the Meiji Restoration.