What events led to military leaders becoming increasingly powerful in japan

Actually unlike the other answer, military leaders rose and became increasingly powerful ( in modern times) after the Meji Period and the emergence of the Taisho period. The rise of military leaders becoming powerful happened during the Meiji period after the end of the Tokugawa period where Japan was still in its feudal state. This all occured from the late 1800s to the early 1930s. The reason why the military leaders rose up in power is because after Japan had helped in World War 1, they gained land and rose up in power as they gained the respect of the Western nations. Additionally, the Japanese were growing in military as they won the Sino-Japanese war that lead them to surpass China as the regional power in East Asia. However they were also suffering from postwar economy because they were previously providing war materials which drove their economy but when the war ended, they were too dependent on the war driven economy that their economy failed. Japan needed to modernize and change themselves which lead to them becoming stronger militarily. This was near the end of the Meiji period and the rise of the Taisho period where the government became more militaristic.

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