WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -To win the recognition of the Western powers and convince them to change the unequal treaties the Japanese had been forced to sign in the 1850s, Japan changed its entire legal system, adopting a new criminal and civil code modeled after those of France and Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Meiji period that followed the Restoration was an era of major political, economic, and social change in Japan. The reforms enacted during the Meiji emperor’s rule brought about the modernization and Westernization of the country and paved the way for Japan to become a major international power.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meiji, in full Meiji Tennō, personal name Mutsuhito, (born Nov. 3, 1852, Kyōto-died July 30, 1912, Tokyo), emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912, during whose reign Japan was dramatically transformed from a feudal country into one of the great powers of the modern world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Imperial House of Japan is said to be the oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world. According to the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Japan was founded by the Imperial House in 660 BC by Emperor Jimmu (). Emperor Jimmu was the first Emperor of Japan and the ancestor of all of the Emperors that followed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Japan becomes world power through victories in Sino-Japanese (1895) and Russo-Japanese (1904-05) wars. Korea annexed (1910-45). TAISHO [1912-1926] Japan expands economic base within Asia and the Pacific. Prospering businessmen support Liberal party government, broadening political participation.

Detailed explanation-6: -Military strength became the means for national development and stability. Imperial Japan became the only non-Western world power and a major force in East Asia in about 25 years as a result of industrialization and economic development.