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During the meiji restoration, how did japan react to western ways of life?

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Answer: They adopted some Western ways of life.

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The Meiji Restoration era in Japan happened with a revolution in the year of 1868 bringing an end to the Tokugawa's shogunate, ending the Edo (Tokugawa) period than comprehended from the year of 1603 to 1867. After studying United States' and British models, Japan created universal public education, ended the feudal system, started to development a banking system, built telegraphs and railways, created a postal system and they started steel factories.

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Japan experienced many new positive things because it started becoming more modernized after a long period of seclusion. Of course, some conservative people were against this western influence and rebellions ensued, but it was eventually all solved.
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