Because if their was an even number the votes could be tied.
<span> The </span>industrial use<span> of steam </span>power<span> started with Thomas Savery </span>in<span> 1698. He constructed and patented </span>in<span> London the first engine, which he called the "Miner's Friend" since he intended it to pump </span>water<span> from mines.</span>
Japan needed abundant natural resources to support both its population and its empire, something that the country lacked.
