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...
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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...
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Hirohito (redirect from Emperor Shōwa of Japan)
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...
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Political dissidence in the Empire of Japan (redirect from Japanese Resistance during the Shōwa period)
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...
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Yōkai (section Shōwa period)
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...
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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...
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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'...
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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...
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History of Japan (redirect from Kamakura–Muromachi period)
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...
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Showa 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...
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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...
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Mechagodzilla (section Shōwa period (1974–1975))
with the series, such as video games, television shows, and comics. The Shōwa Mechagodzilla appears in the video games Godzilla: Monster of Monsters for...
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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...
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Kimono (section Shōwa period (1926–1989))
'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...
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Anguirus (section Shōwa period (1955–1974))
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...
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Japanese clothing (section Shōwa period (1926–1989))
traditional culture, encompassing colour palettes developed in the Heian period, silhouettes adopted from Tang dynasty clothing and cultural traditions...
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List of Japanese architects (section Pre Meiji period, Meiji period (1868–1911), Taishō Period (1912–1925), Shōwa Period (1926–1945))
The following is a chronological list of notable Japanese architects. Architecture portal Biography portal Japan portal Lists portal Architecture of Japan...
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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...
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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...
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Meiji era (redirect from Meiji Period)
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...
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contains all people currently eligible to succeed to the throne. Emperor Shōwa (1901–1989) Emperor Akihito (b. 1933) Emperor Naruhito (b. 1960) (1) Fumihito...
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List of time periods (redirect from Time period)
Contemporary Japan Shōwa period (1926–1989) Post-occupation era (1952 – present) Heisei period (1989–2019) Reiwa period (2019–present) Archaic Period Mesopotamia...
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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...
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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...
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Yukio Mishima (category People of Shōwa-period Japan)
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...
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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...
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rather than Japanese cypress shingles. In the late Taishō and early Shōwa period, more concrete buildings were added, such as the headquarters of the...
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well as prescriptive. Besides applying censorship to all medias of the Shōwa regime and issuing detailed guidelines to publishers, it made suggestions...
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Yukio Araki (category People of Shōwa-period Japan)
Yukio Araki (Japanese: 荒木 幸雄, Araki Yukio, March 10, 1928 – May 27, 1945) was a Japanese aviator of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. As...
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in 1872 (Meiji period). The term later became associated with Korean-derived cuisine (Korean barbecue) during the early Shōwa period. Due to the Korean...
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