> Japan reacted to a crisis in the 19th century by going out and seeking the best sources to copy That would be the Meiji Restoration, where the Japanese deci

> Japan reacted to a crisis in the 19th century by going out and seeking the best sources to copy That would be the Meiji Restoration, where the Japanese decided they were tired of being kicked around and were going to reform and westernize on their terms. They chose to model their Navy off of the British, and their Army off of the Prussians (though in both cases they ended up with advisors from all over the place, like the US and Italy). No evidence that they copied the British tradition for Pussers and regular rum rations. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Restoration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Restoration and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_ration