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**// Ito Hirobumi // ** "Today we Adopt, Tomorrow We Rule."



Japan  is "the" dark horse of Asia. BUT if you want your country to become the dark horse of the WORLD , know - my fellow citizens - that it is now time for Japan to adopt foreign ideas and modify them. Modify them to fit our own needs and tastes. We must be SMART and extract what we need; take the necessary components for Japan's development.

Look around Asia. Western forces are coming in and imperialising other Asian nations. China is debilitating due to the opium trade and soon if Japan is not prepared for this, it will subdue to to foreign influences. Therefore, it is essential that we adopt western technology, constitution systems, and military to become even more POWERFUL than them.

As people say, you must know the enemy to win and in this way, we shall bypass the west and GAIN STRENGTH BY THE DAY. 

Background Information

- Born: October 14th, 1841 (Japan) - Died: October 26th, 1909 (China) - Ito Hirobumi was assassinated by a Korean - Started the MODERNIZATION of Japan

Ito Hirobumi, son of Ito Juzo, was one of the most powerful Japanese nobles. He opposed the shogun's rule and fostered modernization in Japan. His ideas were emphasized on adopting the western technology and constitution. Ito exchanged the bows and arrows, the symbol of samurais, in order to remodel his army. Ito travelled to Europe again in 1882 to study foreign government systems. Back to Japan, he established a cabinet and civil service in 1885, and became the country's first prime minister. Later Ito Hirobumi was assassinated by a Korean patriot by the name of Joong Geun Ahn.

Ito Hirobumi's Accomplishments 

- Ito Hirobumi traveled to Europe to study European constitutions. He spent most of his time in Vienna and Berlin, learning about the German constitutional system. He drafted a new constitution that combined the German and British constitution. This constitution considers the PEOPLE, in terms of public finance, and the lower house of the government branch would be popularly elected. - Ito compromised with Russia, earning Japan paramount CONTROL in Korea. - By 1894, Ito led Japan to victory during war against China and gained CONTROL over Taiwan and Pesacadores as Japanese colonies. - He also brought modern Western technology to Japan, fueling its modernization and improvement.  SEE HOW JAPAN IS DEVELOPING?

JAPAN WANTS YOU TO FOLLOW ITO HIROBUMI AND FUEL ITS MODERNIZATION.

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