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The rulers of Japan have been its Emperors, whether effectively or nominally, for its entire recorded history.These include the ancient legendary emperors, the attested but undated emperors of the Yamato period (early fifth to early 6th centuries), and the clearly dated emperors of 539 to the present.
Last emperor of the Empire of Japan. Reign saw World War II and post-war economic miracle. Longest reigning verifiable emperor in Japanese history. [143] [145] 125: Akihito 明仁: Living: 7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019 (30 years, 113 days)
Himiko (d. 248) was a shaman queen of Yamataikoku in Wa (ancient Japan) Inō Tadataka (1745–1818) surveyor and cartographer, completed the first map of Modern Japan. Ishihara Yujiro (1934–1987) actor and singer; Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591) Prominent figure who had influence on chanoyu, the Japanese "Way of Tea", particularly the tradition ...
The symbol of the growing power of Japan's new leaders was the ... is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. ... Ancient Japan ...
A map of the territories of the Sengoku daimyo around the first year of the Genki era (1570 AD). Daimyo (大名, daimyō, Japanese pronunciation: ⓘ) were powerful Japanese magnates, [1] feudal lords [2] who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.
Japan has severely hardest-hit by the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession. 24 September: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned and Tarō Asō become 94th Prime Minister of Japan. 2009: 30 August: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda lost his election to Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama. 16 September
The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. [1] It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto).
The empress of Japan [c] is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress Masako , who ascended the throne with her husband on 1 May 2019.