The Meiji Restoration of Japan

Japan is a archipelago , mostly surrounded by water giving them advantages of trading. Japan had been isolated.Not aware of the new technology and advances of the world. Japans isolation was caused by the americans , Mathew perry had threaten japan. Japan had started to westernize by Tokugawa. The Meiji restoration had later came when Emperor Mustsushito had overthrown Tokugawa and restored to power. He had made everything in Japan modern.In fear that they were going to become a colony they had started to take over countries.Japan had defeated Russia. Many had thought that the Eastern and Asian countries were not as strong as them. Later korea had became a part of japan.