How did Fujiwara Kamatari adapt Chinese government practices for Japan?

Fujiwara Kamatari, serving as minister of the interior following a 645 coup d'état, implemented the Taika reforms to transform Japan’s political and economic systems into a facsimile of Tang dynasty China.1

His efforts to adapt Chinese governance included:

• Centralization of Power: He abolished private ownership of land and agricultural workers, bringing them under state control to strengthen the central government.12
• Administrative Restructuring: The country was divided into provinces ruled by central government appointees, and a new capital metropolitan region was established.1
• Legal and Social Codification: Laws were codified, land was surveyed, and all households were registered.1
• Infrastructure and Taxation: He introduced a uniform tax system and constructed roads and post stations to improve communication with outlying districts.1
• Cultural Adoption: He adopted the Chinese custom of using "year periods" (nengō) to count time, signaling the sovereign's effective authority and the nation's independence.12

These measures successfully advanced the process of Sinicization, establishing a foundation for the centralized imperial state.1