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The Russo-Japanese War begins. Following the Russian rejection of a Japanese plan to divide Manchuria and Korea into spheres of influence, Japan launches a surprise naval attack against Port Arthur, a Russian naval base in China. The Russian fleet was decimated.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Basically the Japanese saw the European powers beating and humiliating China with unfair treaties then in 1853 Matthew Perry forced Japan to open it's ports so they realized they had to modernize or else. They sent people abroad, adapted laws, improved their army, and improved their industry.