Meiji Restoration the reforms in education maintaing the new regime

The Meiji Restoration occurred through a number of substantial changes to the old Tokugawa regime. The most significant of these changes, however, in permanently implementing this new regime, was the modernisation of the education system. The goal of the Restoration period was to learn from the western countries by borrowing the best technology available, whilst avoiding the mistakes traditionally associated with industrial development. With the power of hindsight, Japan successfully enriched the nation and strengthened …

…strong sense of Japanese patriotism. Also, the new system of education was geared toward creating a distinctively Japanese culture; no longer would the Japanese use traditional Chinese symbols in formal writing, instead they developed a system of casual writing that would be understood broadly. The education system was developed in a manner that would prepare the youth for more technical positions all the while creating a strong sense of nationalism and love for the Emperor.