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Japan was based in serious concern due to the Western powers growing and influecne the last Shogun was
Tokugawa Yoshinobu modernized and strength the Japan government but his failure was to keep the foreign states from keeping contact with Japan this caused..
Apart from Britain one of the main western powers got interested USA
While some political leaders -and emperor's court favored national resistance
In 1858 Japan signed the Treaty of Aminity,similar treaties were signed with Britain, Russia and France .
Treaties made important concessions to the Western treaties and were signed without the emperor's consent, the main advocates of the resistance were fanatics prepared to kill and die for their cause known as "shishi" their main inspirations were Aisawa Sheishiai and Sakuma Zozan.
feelings of nationalist resentment at western interference and control continued to grow and Chose clan leaders were able to persuade the emperor to adopt anti western policy and get a new seclusion policy
The powerful Satsuma Clan decided to switch its support to the Chosu against the government . in 1866 the emperor died.
satsuma-chosu clans were victorious and in 1868 the emperor established the imperial court in Edo,after 1868 the imperial systems continued without interruptions one of the main aims was..
Education based on strong nationalistic and pro-imperial principles
thinkers as Motoori Noriga ,stressed how Japan had been created by the Sun Godess and that the emperor was the "living god"
