rna , Japan started industrializing in 19th century itself. The key point is they were free. So they were able to apply industrialization in 19th century itself. Do you think an agricultural country would have been able to wage war in diffrent parts of the world and hold it for so many years. Japan set up all the bases in 19th century whereas India was getting massively looted by British in 19th century. Indias education system in late 19th and early 20th century was geeared towards producing clerks.