’Q’ will be the first part of the given sequence as it begins with a verb, that is, ‘the rise of’. ‘R’ will follow next as it contains the subject, that is, ‘modern Japan’. ‘P’ will follow next as it contains the main verb, that is, ‘showed that’. ‘S’ will come at the end as it follows ‘P’ logically to complete the meaning of the sentence. Hence, QRPS is the correct sequence. Thus, option (d) is correct.