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1 day ago · Son of Emperor Meiji. Taishō Democracy shifted political power from the genrō to the Imperial Diet and political parties. His eldest son, Crown Prince Hirohito, served as Sesshō ( 摂政; "Regent") from 1921 to 1926 because of Taishō's illness. [143] [144] 124. Hirohito. 裕仁. Emperor Shōwa. 昭和天皇. 25 December 1926.
20 hours ago · Japan sought to become a modern industrialized nation and pursued the acquisition of a large overseas empire, initially in Korea and China. By late 1941 this latter policy caused direct confrontation with the United States and its allies and to defeat in World War II (1939–45).
3 days ago · Emperor Jimmu神武天皇. Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu-tennō) was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. [2] His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BC. [6] [7] In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, through her grandson Ninigi, as well as a descendant of the ...
5 days ago · Here’s our pick of 10 essential historic sites in Japan. 1. Meiji Jingu. Meiji Jingu is a sacred shrine to Emperor Meiji, modern Japan’s first emperor following the fall of the Samurais, and his wife, Empress Shoken. Made up of three sections, Meiji Jingu consists of a series of shrine buildings, inner and outer gardens, and a Meiji ...
3 days ago · University of California, Berkeley and the David Rumsey Map Collection. This collection contains high quality digital reproductions of roughly 100 historical maps produced in Japan from the 17th century to the 20th century. The original copies of the maps are held in the East Asian Library at the University of California at Berkeley.
1 day ago · Manchukuoan railways in 1945. When Manchukuo was founded as a Japanese puppet state, it inherited the railroad network of Manchuria that was built originally during an economic and military struggle between Russia and Japan over Chinese territory and became a focal point before and after the Russo-Japanese War.
3 days ago · Hōjō Tokimune (born June 5, 1251, Kamakura, Japan—died April 20, 1284, Kamakura) was a young regent to the shogun (military dictator of Japan), under whom the country fought off two Mongol invasions, the only serious foreign threats to the Japanese islands before modern times. Tokimune was 17 when he assumed the office of regent in 1268 ...
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