In order to compete with Western nations, Japan began modernizing its politics and economy in 1868 in a process called parliamentary democracy the Meiji Restoration the Tokugawa Shogunate feudalism
The answer is Meiji Restoration. It abolished feudalism and the
Shogunate. They began adopting modern
European clothing and studied European technology and commerce. Industries were
established and Japan emerged as a modern nation due to this development. Not
only was Japan modernized but was still an independent country.