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Japan
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The arrival of Commodore Perry and American black ships in 1853 forced Japan to open its borders. This catalyzed the Meiji Restoration (1868), a period of rapid modernization and Westernization. Japan transformed from a feudal society into an industrial power within a single generation, adopting Western military technology, governmental structures, and the metric system, though it retained the traditional measurement of distance in units called ri (approximately 3.93 kilometers) exclusively for measuring the distanc… -
Meiji Architecture
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The opening of Japan to international trade following Commodore Perry's expedition in 1853 created unprecedented demand for Western-style buildings. The early Meiji government, seeking to demonstrate Japan's modernization to Western powers, actively recruited foreign architects and engineers. This influx of expertise, combined with the development of new materials like Portland cement and steel reinforcement, enabled Japanese architects to adopt contemporary Western construction methodologies.[^3]
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Meiji Restoration
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Prior to 1868, Japan had maintained a policy of near-total isolation from the outside world for over two centuries under the Tokugawa regime. The arrival of Commodore Perry's American fleet in 1853 forced Japan to abandon this policy and sign the Harris Treaty, which opened Japanese ports to Western trade. This external pressure, combined with internal dissatisfaction among the samurai class and rural populations, created the conditions for revolutionary change.
The immediate trigger for the res…