Japanese military modernization of 1868–1931
Process of Westernizing the Japanese military during the Meiji era (1868–1912) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Japanese military history, the modernization of the Japanese army and navy during the Meiji period (1868–1912) and until the Mukden incident (1931) was carried out by the newly founded national government, a military leadership that was only responsible to the Emperor, and with the help of France, Britain, and later Germany.