JAPAN
A Short History

• Chapter 1: Dawn of the Nation
  • Prehistoric Era
  • Forming the Nation
  • Yamato Years
  • Arrival of Buddhism
• Chapter 2: Nara and Heian
  • Nara Period
  • Era of Reconciliation between Shintoism and Buddhism
  • Era of The Tale of Genji
• Chapter 3: Medieval Society
  • The Genji and Heike
  • Creation of People's Buddhism
  • Mongolian Invasion and the Fall of Kamakura
  • Era of Two Imperial Courts
  • From Prosperity to Chaos
  • The Warring States Period
  • The Advent of Western Culture
  • Reunification
  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi and His Era
• Chapter 4: Shogun and Seclusion
  • Creation of the Tokugawa Shogunate
  • The Founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate
  • Closing the Nation
  • The Period of Kabuki and Ukiyo-e
  • Decline of the Feudal System
  • Opening of the Nation and the Fall of the Tokugawa
• Chapter 5: The Meiji Period
  • Meiji Restoration
  • From the Seinan War to the Promulgation of the Meiji Constitution
  • Way to the Russo-Japanese War
  • Annexation of Korea
  • Cultural Movements in the Meiji Period
• Chapter 6: Path to World War II
  • Taisho Democracy
  • Invasion of Manchuria
  • War Against China
  • The Pacific War and World War II
  • The Atomic Bomb and Surrende
• Chapter 7: The Era of Global Partnership
  • Occupation and Reform
  • Era of High Economic Growth and the Bubble Economy
  • Predictions for the Future
• Time Line

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