How did the Japanese land reform program create internal problems?

The new constitution stripped the emperor of the large powers granted to him by the Meiji constitution.

A reform for political inducement inevitably impacts on the economic conditions of agricultural sector either absolutely or negatively. A politically victorious reform would possibly hamper the wholesome growth of the agricultural sector, as a result of the welfare among farmers and potency of agriculture typically contradictory policy targets. A reform for economic motivation could lead to surprising political consequences.

There are several ways in which the Japanese land reform program created internal problems, but in general it created a debate as to whether Japan should expand into new territory.