modernization

to modernize

Keiō era (April 1865–September 1868) / (short form, fully 「慶應義塾大学」) Keio University (the oldest institute of higher education in Japan (est. 1858), located in Minato, Tokyo)

voluntarily; willingly

to go forward, to advance, to progress / to improve, to progress

progress

Japanification

japanize

change into, transform

modern times, variously described as encompassing the Renaissance, the Age of Discovery, the Reformation and the rise of modern capitalism; or from the Meiji Restoration to the end of the Pacific War, which is then followed by 現代 (gendai)