Quarterly Journal of Political
Research in Islamic World

Comprehending the reasons of Japanese success in rapid proceeding the modernization process entails an attempt to trace its historical background. Before the formation of Meiji modern state, Edo era as a mature traditional society at the threshold of transition to the modern age, from various aspects specifically the social one paved the way for the success of Japan`s modernization.

Therefore Edo era as a period of utmost significance among other Japanese historical periods and tracing the socio-political origins of Japanese “sense of duty” as a behavior compatible with development and its ideological supports which was institutionalized in the form of moral values through the scholars` collision of ideas have been studied here.