write an executive summary examining your critical thinking by comparing the UK with Japan, their political history and institutional evolution becoming modern states democracies.  You will be prompted to identify the key factors defining these two nations as strong and modern democracies; research on their history reflecting on regime change, political behavior, and governmental structure. Identify these nations (UK and Japan) based on their historical governmental development and principles if they are nation-states, state, or just a nation. Identify the key factors defining these two nations as strong and modern. What are the differences in terms of governmental institutions? Where there ever authoritarian, weak, or failed nation-states before they became modern states? 
Use chapters 1-3 as well as other resources (no Wikipedia) :  https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary’s_College_(Notre_Dame_IN)/Introduction_to_Comparative_Politics
another resource : https://issuu.com/caterhamschool/docs/preview_2023/s/26971790