After the Meiji Government established itself as the Empire of Japan, two military forces; Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), which introduced the military system of the German Empire, Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), which modeled on the British Empire, were organized, and thus, military technology and military drills were modernized.
明治政府により、大日本帝国になってはドイツ帝国の軍制を取り入れた大日本帝国陸軍とイギリスを規範とした大日本帝国海軍の二つの軍隊が編成され、軍事技術や練兵が近代化へ向かった。