The remarkable changes to Japanese life and religion instigated by Japan’s first military defeat and occupation are undeniable. After 1945, the nationalistic and militaristic trends that grew to prominence during the renewal period of the Meiji Restoration began to reverse, and a new religious landscape began to emerge in Japan reshaped by the Japanese reaction ...
As oriental countries,the West often perceives China and Japan as two countries with similar politics, economics, and social norms. What many Westerners may not realize, however, is that starting in the 19th century, Japan ended its traditional isolationist policies while China sought to become isolationist, and that this distinction strongly influenced both Japan and China’s ...
The era of Tokugawa had ended, thrown apart by a group of young reformers from the clans of Choshu and Satsuma in the name of the emperor. The Shogun lost power after two and a half centuries of rule; and the emperor, who took the name Meiji, was restored to a position of authority. Thus ...
In the world of pearls, Mikimoto has become one of the most well known names in history. Today, Mikimoto supplies some of the finest cultured pearls across the globe. However, the fascinating history behind Mikimoto began in the mid-19th century. Japan began trading its naturally harvested pearls (priceless treasures at the time) with foreign nations ...
When the term “imperialism” is mentioned, we most often think of Europe and the United States with their territories in Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific. However, there was one Asian nation that joined in this Western personified imperialistic boom. Japan was opened up under Western influence, and under Western pressure and the need to ...
The Meiji restoration had a deep impact on Japan. The restoration, besides restoring power to the Meiji emperor (which, in reality, it just transferred power from the Tokugawa shogun to the new oligarchy of the daimyo that defeated him) changed Japanese society. “The salient characteristic of Japan’s mid-nineteenth century transitional period is the demise of ...
The foundation of the Meiji got established during the Tokugawa rule of Japan. Under the Tokugawa, Japan became united and isolated based on the Chinese as a model. The Tokugawa drained the feudal system economically by requiring the samurais and daimyos to spend half their time living in Edo every other year besides living in ...
The early years of Meiji were a crucial time for the fragile new government, but the ambitious young government officials wasted no time in constructing the infrastructure that would lay the foundation for independent (public) contributions to Meiji modernization. These government contributions were quite significant and varied. One of the most notable of these contributions ...
Emperor Meiji was one of the most famous Emperors in Japanese history and is known as the 122nd emperor in the order of Japanese succession. Through his distinguished life, Meiji oversaw much change in the nation of Japan. He is most known for his reforms and because of this, takes the role as one of ...
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