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Empire of Japan, historical Japanese empire founded on January 3, 1868, when supporters of the emperor Meiji overthrew Yoshinobu, the last Tokugawa shogun. Power would remain nominally vested in the imperial house until the defeat of Japan in World War II and the enactment of Japan’s postwar constitution on May 3, 1947.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.
- Tokyo City (1868–1943), Tokyo (1943–1947)
The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). Heian (平安) means "peace" in Japanese.
Contents. Home Geography & Travel Countries of the World. The emergence of imperial Japan. Foreign affairs. Japanese expansion in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Achieving equality with the West was one of the primary goals of the Meiji leaders.
Home Geography & Travel Historical Places. Imperial Japan. Foreign affairs. Japanese expansion in the late 19th and 20th centuries. With internal reforms completed, the Japanese government set itself to achieving equality with the Western powers. This had been one of the major goals since the beginning of the Meiji period.
Hace 1 día · Though emperors are Shinto chiefs, they patronize Buddhism in the belief that its teachings will bring about a peaceful society and protect the state. Legends surrounding the founding of Japan are compiled as history in the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) and the Nihon shoki (Chronicle of Japan).
This is a timeline of Japanese history, comprising important legal, territorial and cultural changes and political events in Japan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Japan .
