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==The Meiji Era: 1868-1912==

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Following the [[Treaty of Kanagawa]] with the United States in 1854, Japan opened its ports and began to intensively modernise and industrialise. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and [[Russia]]. It occupied [[Korea]], [[Formosa]] ([[Taiwan]]), and southern [[Sakhalin Island]].

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Following the [[Treaty of Kanagawa]] with the United States in 1854, Japan opened its ports and began to intensively modernise and industrialise. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and [[Russia]]. It occupied [[Korea]], [[Formosa]] ([[Taiwan]]), and southern Sakhalin Island.

====Revolt====

[[Image:Perry.jpg|frame|right|American Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] forced Japan to open its ports in 1853]]

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After the earthquake and tsunami, entire towns in Japan are impossible to reach. But search and rescue teams are fanning out in what will be a lengthy, complex endeavor.

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[[File:Japanese elderly woman Rikuzentakata Iwate Prefecture.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Braving in snow, an elderly woman carries water bottles on her bicycle in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, five days after an [[earthquake]] and a [[tsunami]] devastated northeastern coastal towns in Japan.]] <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/massive-rescue-cleanup-efforts-underway-in-japan/2011/03/12/AB2d0aS_gallery.html?hpid=z4#photo=2 Massive rescue, cleanup efforts underway in Japan.]</ref>

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