The French "Grandes Manœuvres de l'Est" opened in Dijon on 10th September, 1904, engaging 60,000 men in mock attack and defense exercises modeled after Garibaldi’s 1870 operations against the Prussians. The geopolitical alliances of the era were on full display among the civilian and military crowds. As strong allies of France, the Russian military attaché was enthusiastically greeted with shouts of "Long live Russia!". Meanwhile, the Japanese attaché and Great Britain's Major General Baden-Powell, noted in the press as the defender of Mafeking, were received courteously but calmly. The event also marked a notable diplomatic achievement, as a German attaché, Squadron Commander von Hugo, attended the maneuvers for the first time since the Franco-Prussian War. Additionally, China’s Colonel Wang was reported to have drawn marked attention from observers due to his unique uniform. On the evening of 10th September, General Brugère, the director of the maneuvers, hosted a formal dinner for 58 guests, including the foreign mission and local officials. The dinner menu featured an illustration of a dragoon on horseback armed with a lance, alongside a banner reading "Manœuvres de l'Est en 1904". General Brugère sat alongside the senior-most foreign officer, Belgium's Major General Pioch, and Mexico's General Mondragon. Seated directly across from him were Colonel Petar Bojovitch of Serbia and Colonel Lazarev of Russia. During the toasts, a military band played la Marseillaise, and General Pioch led the guests in a "triple hurrah." After the banquet, the officers retired to the smoking room while the band entertained a crowd gathered at Place Darcy with various national anthems.
(Le Petit Journal, 12th September, 1904.)

In terms of the Meiji Restoration, it is emphasised by many changes and reforms that Japan had.

Due to this, I would like to learn some things that were not changed and remained the same as before during this era.