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In the mid-1800s, Japan was forced open to global trade by Western powers. Many countries in that position collapsed under foreign competition. Japan didn’t. Instead, it used tariffs, industrial policy, and rapid modernization to protect domestic industries and fuel economic growth.

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This video explores:

What feudal Japan looked like before global trade

How U.S. tariffs and unequal trade treaties shaped Japan’s strategy

The role of the Meiji Restoration in industrialization

How Japan’s economic transformation led to military and global power

By the early 1900s, Japan shocked the world by defeating a European empire — proving that tariffs and strategic protection could reshape a nation’s future.

This video covers Japan’s economic history, tariffs, industrialization, and trade policy, and challenges the idea that free trade is always the best path to development.