The Samurai Coup That Made Modern Japan
On January 3, 1868, samurai from the Satsuma and Choshu domains seized Kyoto's Imperial Palace and proclaimed the Meiji Restoration — the lightning modernization that made Japan a world power.
On January 3, 1868, samurai from the Satsuma and Choshu domains seized Kyoto's Imperial Palace and proclaimed the Meiji Restoration — the lightning modernization that made Japan a world power.