Meji Restoration of Japan

Mathew Perry was taking over Japan due to his Superior military strengths. Perry arrived at the coast of Tokyo, 26 miles off. He arrived at the port with his sails down to intentionally intimidate the Japanese with his advanced technology. Thanks to his superior military forces that could easily defeat the Japanese, they had no choice but to give in to him.This lead to the Japanese economy dropping. It dropped because of European and American production and the Japanese having no tariff on the supplies. So in order to become a modern nation, the emperor used a mandatory state fund of education.