Comparing Old Japan to New Japan

We looked at a movie today, the first things that caught my eye about how they westernized were the buildings arising in the city they were traveling in. Stores were started making profit off their goods and people were beginning to get more sophisticated jobs. When we saw the scene of the Generals coming to see the Emperor, it switched back to the old Japan. Everyone had to bow before you entered the room, you weren't allowed to wear shoes, and there was still a translator for the Emperor. However, after that scene, it showed the Generals helping the Japanese learn how to shoot a gun and be able to fight in a battle. All of these examples relate to Japan westerinizing. I personally believe that every single country should have westerinized the earliest they could because every country that did became 50 times better (exaggeration) while the countries, like China, either stayed where they were or even became less advanced and people didn't think China was the center of the world any more.