1875 Imperial Japanese Revised Conscription Law Original Army Draft Decree For Sale

After the Meiji Restoration, the new government faced a challenge: how to defend the nation without the old samurai class. To stand alongside Western powers, Japan needed a modern army, not one limited to hereditary warriors.

Thus, in 1873 the first Conscription Law was issued, introducing the radical idea of “universal military service.” But the system was incomplete, full of exemptions and inconsistencies. Just two years later, in 1875, this revised edition was published.

Inside are detailed regulations:

• The process of draft examinations for 20-year-old men
• Categories of active, reserve, and supplementary soldiers
• Rules for exemptions and deferments (students, family heirs, etc.)
• Official forms and certificate templates for local administration

This small volume is not just a legal manual—it is a turning point in Japanese history, when the nation shifted from a samurai army to a citizen army.

A rare survivor from early Meiji Japan, this book lets you hold in your hands the very document that shaped the modern Japanese state.

Own a piece of history.

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