This image shows the signing of the Japanese constitution in 1889. This illustration is showing the signing of the Japanese constitution in 1889. The imperial court is shown. The emperor, his generals and his guard, are dressed in military clothing that is European in style. What do the figures in the image most likely suggest about the effect of imperialism on Japan? that the Japanese military headed the government that the Japanese woman had a role in government that the Japanese had adopted Western dress that the Japanese had abandoned their culture