Empire of Japan
Empire of Japan 大日本帝国 Dai Nippon Teikoku | |||||||||
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| 1868–1947 | |||||||||
| Motto: (1940–1945) 八紘一宇 Hakkō ichiu ("The World Under One Roof") | |||||||||
| Anthem: 君が代 Kimigayo ("His Imperial Majesty's Reign") | |||||||||
.svg) The Empire of Japan's territorial control at its peak during World War II (mid 1942):
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| Historical era | Meiji • Taishō • Shōwa | ||||||||
• Established | 3 January 1868[1] | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 3 May 1947[2] | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 大日本帝国 | ||||
| Hiragana | だいにっぽんていこく だいにほんていこく | ||||
| Katakana | ダイニッポンテイコク ダイニホンテイコク | ||||
| Kyūjitai | 大日本帝國 | ||||
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The Empire of Japan (Japanese: 大日本帝国; said Dai Nippon Teikoku; officially Empire of Greater Japan or Greater Japanese Empire; also called Imperial Japan and the Japanese Empire) was a government of the areas ruled by Japan during the period from the Meiji Restoration to the Japanese defeat in World War II. The Emperors during this time, were Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito), Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). It is considered to go from the year 1868 to 1945.
In those years, Japan changed greatly. It became one of the most powerful countries in the world. Japan built a powerful army and navy, and changed from an agricultural to an industrial economy. The Japanese began to invade and occupy other near countries like Korea, Taiwan, and part of China to get resources.
The Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allies on September 2, 1945, after a long war against the Allied nations of World War II ending with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Allies occupied the country and made many changes, including a new constitution. Allied occupation and reconstruction of the country continued well into the 1950s.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Imperial Japan Archived 2007-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Death of the Father: Hirohito & Imperial Japan
References[change | change source]
- ↑ One can date the "restoration" of imperial rule from the edict of January 3, 1868. Jansen, p.334.
- ↑ "Chronological table 5 1 December 1946 – 23 June 1947". National Diet Library. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
