Question: The national government was responsible to the symbol of what?
Sentence (from "Japanese military modernization of 1868–1931"): The modernization of the Japanese army and navy during the Meiji period (1868–1912) and until the Mukden Incident (1931) was carried out by the newly founded national government, a military leadership that was only responsible to the Emperor and the help of France, Britain, and later Germany.
Relevant evidence: Yes