The Shōwa era (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai, [ɕoːwadʑidai] ) was the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (commonly known in English...

Hirohito (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, was the 124th emperor of Japan, reigning from 1926 until his death in 1989...

Shōwa Statism (國家主義, Kokkashugi) is the nationalist ideology associated with the Empire of Japan, particularly during the Shōwa era. It is sometimes also...

lifestyles in the 1920s. They were the equivalent of America's flappers. This period was characterized by the emergence of young working-class women with access...

which went on to dominate Japanese politics for the remainder of the Shōwa period. Although the Japanese economy was in bad shape in the immediate postwar...

prehistoric Jōmon period (pre 10,000–1,000 BCE) people, who arrived from Southeast Asia and with the Yamato people. During the Meiji period, the Ryukyuans'...

The Shōwa Restoration (昭和維新, Shōwa Ishin) was promoted by Japanese author Kita Ikki in the 1930s, with the goal of restoring power to the newly enthroned...

dorotabō [ja]. As a result, even for those born in the first decade of the Shōwa period (1925–1935), except for some who were evacuated to the countryside, they...

Look up shōwa, Shōwa, or showa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shōwa most commonly refers to: Hirohito (1901–1989), the 124th Emperor of Japan, known...

with the series, such as video games, television shows, and comics. The Shōwa Mechagodzilla appears in the video games Godzilla: Monster of Monsters for...

 'dressing'). The history of the kimono can be tracked back to the Heian period (794–1185), when Japan's nobility embraced a distinctive style of clothing...

he can react much quicker than most kaiju. Anguirus first appears in the Showa continuity as brown with yellowish spines, these colors are later changed...

The Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (内大臣, Naidaijin) was an administrative post not of Cabinet rank in the government of the Empire of Japan, responsible...

traditional culture, encompassing colour palettes developed in the Heian period, silhouettes adopted from Tang dynasty clothing and cultural traditions...

The following is a chronological list of notable Japanese architects. Architecture portal Biography portal Japan portal Lists portal Architecture of Japan...

Shōwa Day (昭和の日, Shōwa no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan held on April 29. It honors the birthday of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito), the reigning emperor from...

commodities. The first rail line laid down in Okinawa was during the Meiji period when in 1902, in Minami Daitō, a line opened with handcars. Okinawa Island's...

The Ode of Showa Restoration (昭和維新（しょうわいしん）の歌（うた）, shōwaishin no uta) is a 1930 song by Japanese naval officer Mikami Taku. It was composed as an anthem...

defeat and surrender in World War II in 1945 during the middle of the Shōwa period and would have lasting negative repercussions on foreign relations between...

Built in 1957, Showa Station is named for the era in the Japanese calendar during which it was established, the Shōwa period. Showa Station serves as...

Contemporary Japan Shōwa period (1926–1989) Post-occupation era (1952 – present) Heisei period (1989–2019) Reiwa period (2019–present) Archaic Period Mesopotamia...

contains all people currently eligible to succeed to the throne. Emperor Shōwa (1901–1989) Emperor Akihito (b. 1933) Emperor Naruhito (b. 1960) (1) Fumihito...

pen-name of Kawaki Makoto (1888–1959), Shōwa-period poet and literary critic Kikuko Kawakami 川上 喜久子 (1904–1985), Shōwa-period female novelist, short-story writer...

Taishō period it was awarded to six generals and six admirals, and in the Shōwa period it was awarded to six generals and four admirals. It was similar to Admiral...

rather than Japanese cypress shingles. In the late Taishō and early Shōwa period, more concrete buildings were added, such as the headquarters of the...

Kodansha as Shōwa-shi: Comic (昭和史: コミック, Shōwa-shi: Komikku) between November 1988 and December 1989. The manga was republished as Comic Showa-shi by Kodansha...

early Shōwa era during the interwar period. As Japan — victorious from World War I, and the only developed nation in Asia — entered the Shōwa era in...

Trees showing effect of prevailing wind, 1981 Shana Village in Etorofu (Shōwa period). There is a village hospital in the front, a factory in the left back...

in 1872 (Meiji period). The term later became associated with Korean-derived cuisine (Korean barbecue) during the early Shōwa period. Due to the Korean...

Incident (25 November) was the date when Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa) became regent and the Emperor Shōwa made the Humanity Declaration at the age of 45. Researchers...