Empire of Japan
Pre-surrender Pacific aggressor
The Empire of Japan was Japan under imperial rule from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 through the end of World War II in 1945.
The term typically evokes the militarist period of expansion across Asia and the Pacific, including the invasion of China and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Japan's defeat led to occupation, a new constitution, and the emperor becoming a ceremonial figurehead.
Disputed East Asian island-state
- FormosaHistorical Taiwan name
- SakhalinRussian Pacific island
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
- Dutch East IndiesColonial archipelago in Southeast Asia
French Indochina · Nanking · puppet states · sphere of influence · colonization · protectorate
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- HiroshimaFirst nuclear-struck city
- NagasakiSecond city bombed atomically
- MidwayFair's entertainment corridor
- Iwo JimaJapanese volcanic island battlefield
Okinawa · Guadalcanal · Pacific Theater · Kamikaze · Yamato · Emperor Hirohito · Tokyo Trials · atomic bombing
Adoption of current methods
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- constitutional monarchyRoyalty limited by charter
- universal educationInstruction for every person
- island nationCountry comprising islands
- trade restrictionsBarriers limiting international exchange
Mandatory military enrollment
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- military governmentRegime led by armed forces
- TojoJapanese wartime military leader
- war ministryGovernment body managing military
divine mission · warrior code · military expansion · war cabinet · general staff · naval expansion · military dictatorship · war mobilization
Taiwan
Disputed East Asian island-state
- FormosaHistorical Taiwan name
- SakhalinRussian Pacific island
- Southeast AsiaTropical peninsula and islands
Dutch East Indies · French Indochina · Nanking · puppet states · sphere of influence · colonization · protectorate
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian military port attacked 1941
- HiroshimaFirst nuclear-struck city
- NagasakiSecond city bombed atomically
- MidwayFair's entertainment corridor
Iwo Jima · Okinawa · Guadalcanal · Pacific Theater · Kamikaze · Yamato · Emperor Hirohito · Tokyo Trials · atomic bombing · occupation
modernization
Adoption of current methods
- WesternizationAdopting Western cultural practices
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- constitutional monarchyRoyalty limited by charter
Emperor Meiji · universal education · railroad construction · conscript army
Matthew Perry
- island nationCountry comprising islands
- trade restrictionsBarriers limiting international exchange
conscription
Mandatory military enrollment
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- military governmentRegime led by armed forces
- TojoJapanese wartime military leader
war ministry · divine mission · warrior code · military expansion · war cabinet · general staff · naval expansion · military dictatorship · war mobilization · military training
Empire of Japanpost-war Japan
Defeated nation's rebuilding era
modern Japan · liberal democracy · constitutional republic · parliamentary democracy · democratic republic
Empire of JapanAllied Powers
Coalition against fascist aggressors
United States · British Empire · Soviet Union · Republic of China · United Kingdom
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