Japanese clothing during the Meiji period was quite different from earlier periods. During this time, Western-style fashion (yofuku) was introduced into the government, indicating a move to modernity. During the Meiji period, certain jobs required Western-style uniform, starting with the Japanese government in 1872. Western-style dress thus became associated with elitism, modernity, and money. The Western trends adopted by the government were not popular with the public at large. While those in the Imperial court, office jobs, factory workers, or other various job holders might wear them as uniform, many people still chose to wear kimono and other traditional Japanese clothing (wafuku).