<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Phakathi nokwamukelwa kwethonya laseNtshonalanga, ukufunwa kobuciko baseJapane kwancipha ngaphakathi kweJapane uqobo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izinto zobuciko zaba yingxenye enkulu yokuthengiswa kweJapane kwamanye amazwe, okwakukhuthazwa ngenkuthalo uhulumeni owawufuna ukunciphisa ukuntuleka kwezwe kwezohwebo neNtshonalanga. Uhulumeni wayenesithakazelo esiqinile ezingeni lobuciko obuthengiswayo, elawula izinga ngokusebenzisa i- Exhibition Bureau. Imibukiso emikhulu lapho iJapane yathumela khona izibonelo zobuciko nemisebenzi yezandla yayihlanganisa iVienna World Exhibition ka-1873, i-Centennial International Exhibition ka-1876 ePhiladelphia, i-Worlds Columbian Exposition eChicago ngo-1893 kanye ne-Louisiana Purchase Exhibition  <response>: ngo-1901 eSt. Louis. 