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The Shōwa era (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai, [ɕoːwadʑidai] ⓘ) is a historical period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989. [1]
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Hirohito as an infant in 1902 Emperor Taishō's four sons in 1921: Hirohito, Takahito, Nobuhito, and Yasuhito. Hirohito was born on 29 April 1901 at Tōgū Palace in Aoyama, Tokyo during the reign of his grandfather, Emperor Meiji, [2] the first son of 21-year-old Crown Prince Yoshihito (the future Emperor Taishō) and 16-year-old Crown Princess Sadako, the future Empress Teimei. [3]
Dr. Shūmei Ōkawa: nationalist ideologist and instructor in Showa Studies Society; Count Yoriyasu Arima: another "professor" in Showa Studies Society; Fusanosuke Kuhara: ex-syndicalist, ideologist and right-wing spokesman; Komakichi Matsuoka: syndicalist and leader of the Worker Federation of Japan industrial Syndicate during the 1940s
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 1312 through February 1317. [ 1 ]
During this period, American, British, and French films were increasingly censored, and in 1937 Japan froze all American assets throughout its empire. [ 16 ] In 1940, the three countries formed the Axis powers, and became more closely linked.
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 1926 to 1989. [ 1 ] Shō (昭) means "shining" or "bright", and wa (和) means "peace", signifying the "enlightened peace" that citizens receive.
This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Shōwa period (1926–1989) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties. [1] As of October 2016, fifty-three properties with one hundred and eight component structures have been so designated .