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The Meiji Restoration transformed Japan into a modern power
Imperial rule was restored in 1868 leading to rapid industrialisation
In 1868, political reformers restored practical executive authority to Emperor Meiji, ending more than two centuries of Tokugawa shogunate rule. Over the following decades, Japan introduced Western administrative models, constructed railways, modernized its military, and emerged as a major industrial global power.
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