who imperalized Japan?
2007-01-07 12:01:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
that word doesn't exist in the dictionary. Already you have two people giving you two different answers based on their understanding of the word. Why don't you come back and clarify what you mean? Otherwise, it's relatively pointless to answer a question that isn't very clear.
2007-01-07 14:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by samurai_dave 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In the late nineteenth century, Japan underwent a massive overhaul of its economic, political, and social structure. This was known as the Meiji Restoration, and was the imperialization of Japan in terms threatening and acknowledged by the Western world. The Japanese adopted the German form of government with a representative body (the diet) and a strong leader. As Germany also had a monarch, who was the iconic but generally powerless leader, so the Japanese had their Emperor.
2007-01-08 16:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by Ariel S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Japan has never been colonized by foreigners. The United States occupied Japan after defeating it in WWII, but never colonized it.
2007-01-07 20:24:32 · answer #3 · answered by Rabbityama 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think you may be asking the question "Where did the Japanese imperial system derive itself from?"
And your answer can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan#History
2007-01-07 21:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by wuzaracer 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The JAPANESE EMPEROR himself! Whoelse? duh!
2007-01-08 12:10:16 · answer #5 · answered by River Pisanu 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋