Why Was Japan More Open and Pragmatic in Its Contact

question 29

Essay

Why was Japan more open and pragmatic in its contact with Western nations than China during the nineteenth century?

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Definitions:

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, fostering a deeper emotional connection.

Empirically

Grounded in, related to, or confirmable through direct observation or actual experience rather than through theory or abstract reasoning.

Scientific Hypothesis

An educated guess or prediction that forms the basis for an experiment and can be tested through observation and experimentation.