how did the meiji restoration get its name
In 1868 the Tokugawa shogun (shÃ´gun great), general who Ruled japan in the feudal, period lost his power and the emperor was restored to the supreme. Position the emperor took the Name (meiji enlightened) rule as his reign; name this event was known as The Meiji. restorationapan's success in modernization has created great interest in why and how it was able to adopt Western political, social, and economic institutions in so short a time. One answer is found in the Meiji Restoration itself. This political revolution restored the emperor to power, but he did not rule directly.