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The kazoku reached a peak of 1016 families in 1944. [6]: 1194 The 1947 Constitution of Japan abolished the kazoku and ended the use of all titles of nobility or rank outside the immediate Imperial Family. Since the end of the war, many descendants of the kazoku families continue to occupy prominent roles in Japanese society and industry. [1] [7]
Kadena Circle in 1945. The Kadena area has some of the oldest settlement remains, in the form of shell mounds, on Okinawa Island. [5] The Hija River, the modern border between Yomitan and Kadena, was the focus of these early settlements. [5] A number of ruins of minor gusuku (castles and forts) can be found in the area. [5]
This list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the Minamoto, Fujiwara, or Taira) and the kakaku (家格 , rank). The kuge along with the daimyō made up the nobility of post-Meiji Restoration Japan. The kazoku was abolished shortly after World War II.
Emperor Meiji in a formal session of the House of Peers. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yōshū Chikanobu, 1890. In 1869, under the new Meiji government, a Japanese peerage was created by an Imperial decree merging the former court nobility and former feudal lords into a single new aristocratic class called the kazoku.
Kazoku refers to the aristocratic or noble class of the Empire of Japan; this system existed from 1869 to 1947.Though the samurai class had been abolished, many daimyō and kuge, rather than losing their rank entirely, were given Western-style titles, such as Baron, Duke or Marquis.
The 353rd Special Operations Wing is an operational unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. [5]The Wing's first predecessor was activated in 1944 as the 3rd Air Commando Group.
The 18th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 18th Wing, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th OG is the largest combat operations group in the Air Force with eight squadrons, one flight, 842 active-duty members and approximately 80 aircraft, including the F-15 Eagle , E-3 Sentry ...
The Kasumi Kaikan has its club rooms on the top floor of the Kasumigaseki Building in Tokyo. The Kasumi Kaikan (霞会館) is the association of the former kazoku of Japan. [1]It was originally called the Kazoku Kaikan (華族会館, Peers' Club) and renamed in 1947 after the post-war Constitution of Japan abolished the hereditary peerage.