| Fascism Fascism, , comprises a radical and authoritarian nationalist political ideology and a corporatist economic ideology. Fascists advocate the creation of a single-party state. Fascists believe that nations and/or races are in perpetual conflict whereby only the strong can survive by being healthy, vital, and by asserting themselves in combat against the weak. Fascism
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| Incunabulum Incunabulum (plural incunabula) is the Latin for swaddling clothes or cradle, and can refer to "the earliest stages or first traces in the development of anything." In printing, an incunabulum is a book, or even a single sheet of text, that was printed handwritten Europe, at a time when some fastidious book-collectors eschewed printed books in their personal libraries. Incunabulum
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| Japan For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of Japan. Japan
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| Kimono The Kimono
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| Kabuki is the highly stylized classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean sing (歌), dance (舞), and skill (伎). Kabuki
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| Printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring an image. The mechanical systems involved were first assembled in Germany by the goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, based on existing screw-presses used to press cloth, grapes etc., Printing_press
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| Snow Talk:Snow
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| Potsdam Declaration The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender was a statement issued on July 26 1945 for the Surrender of Japan. The Potsdam Declaration was issued by United States President Harry S. Truman, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek that outlined the terms of surrender for the Empire of Japan as agreed upon at the Potsdam Conference. Potsdam_Declaration
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| Constitution of Japan The has been the founding legal document of Japan since 1947. The constitution provides for a parliamentary system of government and guarantees certain fundamental rights. Under its terms the Emperor of Japan is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" and exercises a purely ceremonial role without the possession of sovereignty. Constitution_of_Japan
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| Political status of Taiwan Talk:Political_status_of_Taiwan
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| Meiji period The , or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running, in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July 1912. During this time, Japan started its modernization and rose to world power status. This era name means "Enlightened Rule".After the death of the Meiji Emperor in 1912, the Taishō Emperor took the throne, thus beginning the Taishō period. Meiji_period
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| Occupation of Japan At the end of World War II, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States with contributions also from Australia, India, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. This foreign presence marked the first time in its history that the island nation had been occupied by a foreign power. The San Francisco Peace Treaty, signed on September 8, 1951, marked the end of the Allied occupation, and subsequent to its coming into force on April 28, 1952, Japan was once again an independent state. Occupation_of_Japan
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| Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866 or 24 November 1870 Chinese revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Republican China, Sun is frequently referred to as the Father of the Nation. Sun played an instrumental role in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty in October 1911, the last imperial dynasty of China. Sun_Yat-sen
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| Yalta Conference Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from 4 February 1945 to 11 February 1945 among the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union—President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Yalta_Conference
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| Flag of Japan The national flag of Japan is a white flag with a large red disc (representing the rising sun) in the center. The flag's official name in Japanese is but the flag is more commonly known as . The Hinomaru was widely used on military banners in the Sengoku (Warring States) period of the 15th and 16th centuries. Flag_of_Japan
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| Kimi ga Yo Kimi_ga_Yo
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| Tōgō Heihachirō Fleet Admiral Marquis () , OM, GCVO, (27 January 1848 - 30 May 1934) was a Fleet Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as the 'Nelson of the East'. Tōgō_Heihachirō
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| Diet of Japan The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally responsible for selecting the Prime Minister. Diet_of_Japan
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| Aozora Bunko Aozora Bunko (, literally the "Blue Sky Library" (also known as the "Open Air Library"), is a Japanese digital library. This on-line collection encompasses several thousands of works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction. These include out-of-copyright books or works that the authors wish to make freely available. Aozora_Bunko
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| Japanese calendar Japanese_calendar
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| Forty-seven Ronin The revenge of the , also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Akō vendetta, or the took place in Japan at the start of the eighteenth century. The tale has been described by one noted Japanese scholar as the country's "national legend." It recounts the most famous case involving the samurai code of honor, bushidō.The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (became ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzukeno suke. Forty-seven_Ronin
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| Humanity Declaration is an imperial rescript issued by the Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) as part of a New Year’s statement on January 1, 1946 at the request of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers. In the rescript, which follows the Five Charter Oath of 1868, the Emperor denied the concept of his being a living god, which would eventually lead to the promulgation of the new Constitution, under which the Emperor is “the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people.” Humanity_Declaration
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| Mori Ōgai was a Japanese physician, translator, novelist and poet. is considered his major work. Mori_Ōgai
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| Japanese era name Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era. For example, the year Heisei .As elsewhere in East Asia, the use of nengō, also known as , was originally derived from Chinese Imperial practice, although the Japanese system is independent of the Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese era-naming systems. Japanese_era_name
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| Ōkubo Toshimichi , was a Japanese statesman, a samurai of Satsuma, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. He is regarded as one of the main founders of modern Japan. Ōkubo_Toshimichi
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| Ōyama Iwao was a Japanese field marshal, and one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Army. Ōyama_Iwao
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| Kido Takayoshi , also referred as Kido Kōin was a Japanese statesman during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration. He used the alias Niibori Matsusuke (新堀松輔) when he worked against the shogun. Kido_Takayoshi
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| Komura Jutarō was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan. Komura_Jutarō
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| Cairo Conference The Cairo Conference (codenamed SEXTANT) of November 22 - 26 1943, held in Cairo, Egypt, addressed the Allied position against Japan during World War II and made decisions about postwar Asia. The meeting was attended by President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China. Cairo_Conference
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| List of Japanese prefectures by population Japanese prefectures by population.For details of administrative divisions of Japan, see Prefectures of Japan. List_of_Japanese_prefectures_by_population
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| List of Japanese prefectures by area Japanese prefectures by area. For details of administrative divisions of Japan, see Prefectures of Japan. List_of_Japanese_prefectures_by_area
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| Manchukuo Talk:Manchukuo
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| Ashikaga Yoshiaki was the 15th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan who reigned from 1568 to 1573. His father, Ashikaga Yoshiharu was the twelfth shogun, and his brother, Ashikaga Yoshiteru was the thirteenth shogun. The absence of an effective central authority in the capital of Japan had lasted until the warlord Oda Nobunaga's armies entered Kyoto in 1568, re-establishing the Muromachi Shogunate under the puppet shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki to begin the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Ashikaga_Yoshiaki
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| Japanese Sea Lion Japanese Sea Lion (Zalophus japonicus) is thought to have become extinct in the 1950s. Japanese_Sea_Lion
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| Cairo Declaration Cairo_Declaration
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| Allies Talk:Allies
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| Nogi Maresuke Nogi_Maresuke
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| Spratly Islands Talk:Spratly_Islands
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| Occupation of Japan Talk:Occupation_of_Japan
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| An Jung-geun Ahn Jung-geun or An Jung-geun (September 2, 1879 - March 26, 1910) (Baptismal nameThomas) was a Korean independence activist, nationalist, and pan-Asianist.He assassinated the first Prime Minister of Japan, Itō Hirobumi, following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty, with Korea on the verge of annexation by Japan. An_Jung-geun
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| Diet of Japan Talk:Diet_of_Japan
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| Yokoi Shōnan was a Bakumatsu and early Meiji period scholar and political reformer in Japan, influential around the fall of the Tokugawa bakufu. His real name was Yokoi Tokiari. Yokoi_Shōnan
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| Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern Japan. Fukuzawa_Yukichi
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| Itagaki Taisuke For information on the warrior woman, see ItagakiCount was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party. Itagaki_Taisuke
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| Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman who played an important role in the Meiji Restoration, influencing opinions of the Imperial Court. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait. Iwakura_Tomomi
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| Mutsu Munemitsu Count was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan. Mutsu_Munemitsu
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| Ōmura Masujirō was a Japanese military leader and theorist in Bakumatsu period Japan. He is regarded as the“Father of the Modern Japanese Army.” Ōmura_Masujirō
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| Saigō Takamori was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He has been dubbed the last true samurai. Saigō_Takamori
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| Sakamoto Ryōma ; (January 3 1836–10 December 1867) was a leader of the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu during the Bakumatsu period in Japan. Ryōma used the alias '' Sakamoto_Ryōma
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| Takasugi Shinsaku ; (12 September 1839 - 17 May 1867) was a samurai from the Chōshū domain of Japan who contributed significantly to the Meiji Restoration. Takasugi_Shinsaku
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