To create a country internally stable‚ strong enough to repel foreign ambition‚ and progressive enough to be seriously regarded by the international community‚ the oligarchy of the Meiji Era felt that they needed to make a break with the past and begin anew. They spent years studying successful nations and used the lessons learned to invent a system that not only moved Japan forward into the modern age‚ but also took into consideration the traditions and history that made Japan unique.
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The Meiji Restoration was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. The Meiji Restoration ended 250 years of self-isolation for Japan. The Restoration led to changes in Japan’s economic standings. The period from 1868 to 1912 was responsible for the start of Japan as a modernized nation in the early twentieth century. The country’s new rulers adopted the slogan “Rich Country‚ Strong Army‚" because they wanted Japan to become economically and militarily powerful
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they were the most loyal and held most rapport in the shoguns council | Baku-han System | This was the feudal military government system of the Edo period | The leaders of the government were Shoguns who has rule over certain domains but were all in allegiance with Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Daimyao ruled from a castle in Edo hense the time period is refered to as the Edo Perios. | Rangaku (Dutch Learnings) | When japan was isolated to trade from foreigners they still learned from the west things
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to avoid destruction. Failure of success‚ in 1868 the Tokugawa shogun was overthrown and emperor Meiji had complete power. During this time‚ Japan was very decentralized. There were several semi-independent feudal lords. The emperor saw how Japan was at a great disadvantage from being in isolation for so many years. He knew that in order to strengthen Japan‚ change was needed. This resulted in the Meiji Restoration. By 1912
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and the Edo bakufu was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city of Edo‚ now Tokyo. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle from 1603 until 1868‚ when it was abolished during the Meiji Restoration. Before the Tokugawa period there were additional movements amongst these classes‚ but the Tokugawa Shoguns intentions were to maintain their power and privilege
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University of the philippines‚ baguio | WARRIORS IN PEACE | THE ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE SAMURAI CLASS IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN | | ANIDA‚ CESNA CO | 3/20/2013 | The warriors of Japanese history the samurai belongs to the upper class of the society. During the Warring States and before that samurai were used as killing machines ready to slay anyone who was against with their masters. But during this time of peace‚ samurai have no war to fight anymore. Despite their high status in the society
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conduct as an expression of yin yang. But Shunga‚ as it is more commonly known‚ is really a word for Japanese works of art‚ specifically Japanese erotic paintings that were made from the 16th and 18th centuries‚ by the famous painters of the Ukiyo-e period (floating world). Shunga lacked realism in its erotic paintings. The characters sketched in Shunga are often shown in impossible positions with overly exaggerated genitals. Graphics and characters vary from men‚ women‚ teenagers‚ older adults‚ and
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Shichi-go-san (Japanese culture) Maybe you’ve already heard of it‚ but let me introduce this interesting and adorable celebration to you. November 15 is Shichi-go-san‚ a day of prayer for the healthy growth of young children. Shichi-go-san literally means seven‚ five‚ three; in most regions around the country‚ boys and girls aged three‚ boys aged five‚ and girls aged seven visit a Shinto shrine with their parents. At the Shinto shrine‚ there‚ they pray to Ujigami (氏神)‚ the Shinto guardian god
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Japan has one of the highest literacy rates in the world. Starting from the Edo period‚ Japan was no longer a state of conflict‚ but rather a state of harmony. Warriors’ priorities were to perform tasks as bureaucrats instead of being fighters on the battlefield. The origin of common education originated around this time‚ but it was not around later in the Edo period where education became more available to women. It is certain that women did not have the same opportunities as their male counterparts
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so called keisatsu seido consists of approximately 220‚000 police officers who are organized into prefectural forces coordinated and partially controlled by the National Police Agency in Tokyo. Concerning the historical development‚ during the Edo period - we are talking about the years 1600 - 1868 here‚ the Tokugawa Shogunate ( the form of those days governing the country ) developed elaborate police system based on town magistrates who held samurai status and served as chiefs of police‚ prosecutors
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