A temperance movement supports a reduction in consumption or total abstinence from alcohol beverages. It found followers in Europe and North America at the beginning of the 20th century.
But a temperance movement would seem unlikely to succeed in Japan where beer and sake flow like water. Yet, temperance did find a place in Japanese history, and the story of this movement follows the rise of feminism and Christian activism in Japan as well.
"Reforming Japan" tells the story of the women's temperance movement in Japan and the early pioneers who aimed to promote alcoholic abstinence in the country.