Western Perspectives And Japanese Success. The western perspective of modern Japan has been radically different from that of Aritomo. Aritomo also was inspired by the West, but was more influenced by Prussian military and authoritarian government. So, he dissolved political parties and continued to exert his ideas of modern Japan through his important positions until the late 1920s. Pages: 2 Bibliography: 3 source(s) listed Filename: 19077 Western Perspectives Japanese.doc Price: 17.90