from the outer world. Isolation in Japan had resulted to changes because the
Shoguns and Daimyos were unable to trade goods with other countries. So
how did Japan influence of those in the outer world? Isolation affected Japan’s
worldview because they created it themselves, and were not influenced by other
countries outside of Japan. However, modernization of Japan occurred changing
the country’s political, social, and economic outlooks during the Meiji Period.
Meanwhile, After the Edo Period came to an end in 1868, the Shogun retired due to its weakness, and the Emperor became so powerful that it took over the country, influencing many of