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The era after the enthronement of Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇即位紀元, Jinmu-tennō sokui kigen), colloquially known as the Japanese imperial year (皇紀, kōki) or "national calendar year" is a unique calendar system in Japan. [1] It is based on the legendary foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC. [2]
Since 1876, January has been officially regarded as the "first month" even when setting the date of Japanese traditional folklore events (other months are the same: February as the second month, March as the third, and so on). But this system often brings a strong seasonal sense of gap since the event is 3 to 7 weeks earlier than in the ...
The Empire of Japan, [c] also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was the Japanese nation-state [d] that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 until the Constitution of Japan took effect on 3 May 1947. [8] From 1910 to 1945, it included the Japanese archipelago, the Kurils, Karafuto, Korea, and Taiwan.
Empire of Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan declared war on American, Dutch, and British people, marking the start of Pacific War theatre of World War II. 8 to 10 December: First Battle of Guam begin. 8 to 25 December: Battle of Hong Kong begins in China. 1942: 12 January: Japan declares war on Dutch. 22 January
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:13, 31 March 2020: 1,100 × 837 (875 KB): Esmu Igors: Northern part of the Sakhalin island was transferred from Japan to Soviet Russia in 1925, and the borders remained untouched until the end of WWII.
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This is a list of regions occupied or annexed by the Empire of Japan until 1945, the year of the end of World War II in Asia, after the surrender of Japan. Control over all territories except most of the Japanese mainland ( Hokkaido , Honshu , Kyushu , Shikoku , and some 6,000 small surrounding islands) was renounced by Japan in the ...