The national government was responsible to the symbol of what?
Japanese military modernization of 1868–1931 The modernization of the Japanese army and navy during the Meiji period (1868–1912) and until the Mukden Incident (1931) was carried out by the newly founded national government, a military leadership that was only responsible to the Emperor and the help of France, Britain, and later Germany.
National monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of national importance such as the country's founding, independence or a war.