When Meiji became Emperor of Japan at the age of 14, Japan was a primitive and isolated country.

当明治天皇14岁那年继位的时候，日本还十分原始落后封闭。

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But in Japan, even the titans find it hard to break with tradition, especially one that dates back to the Meiji era in the late 1800s when Japan began to industrialise.

但在日本，即使是伟人也难于打破传统，尤其是在19世纪末日本开始工业化的明治时代。

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The Meiji restoration ago, Japan and China implemented after lunar calendar, as reform to the Gregorian calendar, unfortunately thoroughly only in Chinatown today Spring Festival can see.

明治维新以前，日本和中国一样实行阴历，维新后彻底改用阳历，很遗憾现今春节只能在唐人街能见到了。

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In the late 19th-century industrial revolution that bears his name, Emperor Meiji initiated perhaps Japan's greatest phase of modernization to date.

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Japan has been planning its policy of a third opening of Japan after the Meiji Restoration and the era right after the Pacific war.

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Meanwhile, Japan's recall of Meiji baby formula because of pollution by a radioactive substance has also raised a lot of concern.

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