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

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...

Hirohito (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), posthumously honored as Emperor Shōwa, was the 124th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession...

Northeast China in the 1930s, Kishi was nicknamed the "Monster of the Shōwa era" (昭和の妖怪; Shōwa no yōkai). Kishi later served in the wartime cabinet of Prime Minister...

chaotic Meiji era and the following militaristic-driven first part of the Shōwa era. The two kanji characters in Taishō (大正) were from a passage of the Classical...

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...

Meiji era (明治時代, Meiji jidai, [meꜜː(d)ʑi] ) was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the...

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customs, Hirohito was posthumously renamed "Emperor Shōwa" on 31 January 1989. Thus, 1989 corresponds to Shōwa 64 up until 7 January and Heisei 1 (平成元年, Heisei...

He was 47 years old and succeeded by his eldest son, Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa. The funeral was held at night (February 7 to February 8, 1927) and consisted...

The Shōwa Kenkyūkai (昭和研究会, Shōwa Research Association) was a political think tank in the pre-war Empire of Japan. The Shōwa Kenkyūkai was established...

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Industrial production was a defining characteristic of Shōwa Japan. It originated from the country's attempt to be Westernized. Industrialization first...

of Manchukuo Order of the Chrysanthemum Mon (emblem) "皇室儀制令(1926(Taisho Era 15)皇室令第7号)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 9, 2007....

government for Japan. The Charter Oath would later be cited by Emperor Shōwa in the Humanity Declaration as support for the imposed changes in Japanese...

late Edo period (often called the Bakumatsu) and the beginning of the Meiji era, during which time Japan rapidly industrialized and adopted Western ideas...

Japan had three emperors: Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa. The Imperial era came to an end partway through Shōwa's reign, and he remained emperor until 1989. The...

The Shōwa Financial Crisis (昭和金融恐慌, Shōwa Kin'yū Kyōkō) was a financial panic in 1927, during the first year of the reign of Emperor Hirohito of Japan...

Almost eighty years later, in the wake of the Second World War, Emperor Shōwa paid homage to the Oath and reaffirmed it as the basis of "national polity"...

Shōwa (正和) or Medieval Showa was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. "year number") after Ōchō and before Bunpō. This period spanned the years from March...

McCurry, Justin (1 May 2019). "Japan welcomes new emperor Naruhito as Reiwa era begins". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2019. Oscar Holland & Chie Kobayashi...

growth during The First World War but this ended in the early 1920s with the Shōwa financial crisis. Social unrest increased with the growing polarization...

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with the 14th Mixed Brigade of the IJA 7th Division.[when?] During this era, the elected government could be held hostage by the Army and Navy, since...

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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...