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The two kanji characters in Taishō (大正) were from a passage of the Classical Chinese I Ching: 大亨以正 天之道也 (translated: "Great prevalence is achieved through rectitude, and this is the Dao of Heaven.") [3] The term could be roughly understood as meaning "great rectitude", or "great righteousness".
The 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. [1] The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization by Western powers to the new paradigm of a modern, industrialized nation state and emergent ...
Meiji Jingū Treasure Museum 明治神宮宝物殿 Meiji Jingū hōmotsuden: 1921: Shibuya: Tokyo: designation comprises thirteen components: the central, east, and west treasure houses, east and west corridors, east and west bridges, east and west crossings, north building, covered driveway, office, and main gate
The Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Meiji Constitution) was enacted. This turned Japan into a quasi-absolute monarchy with a representative democracy. 1891: 28 October: 1891 Mino–Owari earthquake: A strongest recorded inland earthquake of Japan. 1894: 1 August: First Sino-Japanese War starts. 1895: 17 April
The Meiji period marked the re-opening of Japan to the West, ending over two centuries of national seclusion, and marking the beginning of a period of rapid industrialization. The introduction of European literature brought free verse into the poetic repertoire. It became widely used for longer works embodying new intellectual themes.
Giyōfū style buildings were built by Japanese carpenters using traditional construction techniques, but with a layout and external ornamentation based on observation of Western-style buildings in person or in photographs, or based on design books such as the Shinsen Hinagata Taisho Daisen, which offered molding designs which could be reproduced.
In Japanese military history, the modernization of the Japanese army and navy during the Meiji period (1868–1912) and until the Mukden Incident (1931) was carried out by the newly founded national government, a military leadership that was only responsible to the Emperor, and with the help of France, Britain, and later Germany.
The final years of Emperor Meiji's rule saw increased government spending, notably for overseas investments and defense, with little credit or reserves available to cover it. When Prime Minister Saionji Kinmochi , who was appointed prime minister by Emperor Meiji and continued in that post after his death, attempted to cut defense spending ...