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Meiji
restoration
Japan
emperor
modernization
Tokugawa
samurai
shogunate
feudalism
industrialization
westernization
military
navy
army
constitution
parliament
Diet
imperial
education
reform
bureaucracy
nationalism
railway
telegraph
technology
science
industry
commerce
Meiji
oligarchy
government
Tokyo
Edo
capital
abolition
class
hierarchy
social
changes
economy
finance
banking
currency
yen
infrastructure
ports
trade
exports
imports
silk
cotton
textiles
coal
steel
mining
shipbuilding
machinery
factories
labor
urbanization
cities
transportation
roads
bridges
steam
engine
telegraphy
communication
foreign
relations
treaties
diplomacy
Western
powers
Britain
France
Germany
America
influence
missionaries
Christianity
religion
Shinto
Buddhism
culture
literature
art
music
theater
kabuki
education
universities
schools
teachers
students
curriculum
knowledge
translations
books
printing
media
newspapers
journals
press
freedom
speech
rights
civil
liberty
laws
legal
system
penal
code
courts
police
judiciary
politics
parties
liberal
movement
activism
protests
elections
voting
repression
control
censorship
surveillance
spy
resistance
opposition
peasants
farmers
tax
land
ownership
tenancy
agriculture
rice
farming
tools
mechanization
rural
villages
migration
job
opportunity
inequality
poverty
wealth
elite
merchant
zaibatsu
corporation
family
business
Mitsubishi
Sumitomo
Mitsui
entrepreneur
innovation
leadership
vision
goals
strategy
planning
policy
imperialism
colonialism
expansion
Asia
Korea
China
war
conflict
military
draft
conscription
soldiers
officers
training
discipline
loyalty
honor
bushido
spirit
identity
symbol
flag
anthem
national
unity
integration
ethnicity
language
dialects
standardization
education
textbooks
writing
script
kanji
hiragana
katakana
history
heritage
tradition
customs
manners
clothing
kimono
suits
hair
fashion
photography
painting
design
architecture
woodblock
printing
Ukiyo-e
meiji
empress
imperial
house
family
dynasty
succession
throne
court
ritual
ceremony
wedding
funeral
holiday
festivals
celebration
new
year
harvest
season
nature
landscape
mountain
forest
river
temple
shrine
castle
palace
garden
tea
flower
cherry
blossom
beauty
aesthetics
harmony
balance
discipline
dedication
duty
service
nation
honor
pride
reputation
ambition
achievement
development
progress
growth
change
challenge
opportunity
crisis
resilience
recovery
adaptation
learning
exchange
travel
study
abroad
foreigners
experts
engineers
teachers
consultants
instructors
naval
base
arsenal
guns
weapons
factories
machines
tools
training
textiles
clothing
uniform
bureau
ministry
agriculture
commerce
education
finance
home
interior
justice
transport
rail
public
works
postal
system
emergency
services
health
medicine
hospitals
doctors
nurses
epidemics
hygiene
vaccination
nutrition
food
markets
supply
demand
labor
strike
union
rights
movement
voice
youth
generation
hope
future
legacy