Imperial Pageants: A Sense Of National Simultaneity

While ongoing change became the status quo in late-Tokugawa era Japan the ideals of the samurai—and the respect they receive—endured. And, because samurai could still fall back on the prestige their class represented, members of society still

The concentration of power into the emperor’s hands led to many changes in the government of Japan. The samurai class was quickly abolished, a national army was formed, political parties formed, an upper House of Peers and lower House of Diet were formed, and a constitution was drafted.

In 1910, Japanese are banned from marrying non-Orientals and the practice of arranging for picture brides began. During the first two decades of the 1900s, more than 20,000 Japanese women arrived, more often than not as picture brides (Mei T. Nakano, p. 24). These women only knew their future

Prior to the “Imperial Crisis” 1763-1775, Great Britain had a few set backs all while carrying the world on their shoulders. France was quickly moving out of North America and Spain was out of Florida, all while loosing power, allowing for Great Britain to only move up. After about one hundred years of continuous war, Great Britain had found themselves sinking in a pile of national debt due to the fact that they borrowed money by collected taxes to reduce or try and stabilize the debt they had already piled up. Another problem that arose was that the British taxpayers demanded and received many tax cuts, which reduced government income, only reducing the spending. Limiting spending only hurt Britain more, because it was very tough to decrease the disbursement when you are the biggest world power and have the responsibility to maintain a large army and navy, all well protecting your colony from the growing of large, powerful enemies.

The Japanese empire was in great power by this time period, and they thought themselves as the king of the East Asian race. Japan, the “old order”, also believed that some day Europe and America would take over their power and become the “new orders”(Doc A). Japan was one

One of the biggest changes that happened in the Japanese society because of the Meiji Restoration was the change in social structure. Instead of being dictated their roles in life by the Tokugawa Shogunate, “millions of people were free to choose their occupation and move without restrictions” (AFA, 2014). However not all previous social roles were allowed to continue on under Emperor Meiji. The Samurai social class was made obsolete (ABC Splash, 2016). Instead a new army, modelled on the superior strength of the American army was formed. By making people free to choose their

In Iriye’s introduction to the December 1 Imperial Conference, he asked his readers about the change that occurred between the time of November 5, when the previous Imperial Conference was held, and December 1, the last Imperial Conference before the Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor that occurred six days later. One key

The Tokugawa period or otherwise known as the Edo period has been recognised as an extremely significant aspect of Japanese history and left history changing effects on the country. In this essay, five primary aspects of the Edo period, which has helped produce present day Japan and had greatly impacted on the nation during this period will be addressed:

forces around the world. The grayness of this area comes from the fact that what

Evidence of the cultural change that Japan experienced after WWII happened first in family dynamics. Children where no longer taught the ideas of a constitutional monarchy, but of democracy (O’ Donnell 3). From the state houses to school buildings, this form of government was implemented throughout the land and replaced the former concepts of the time. This change influenced the elderly the most. For years and years, these men and women were educated on the

The foundation of Japanese imperialism, which eventually led to World War II was in the Meiji Restoration of the 1870’s. At that time, pro-war sentiment and desire for national strength and growth arose as the national attitude of the Japanese people. Certain groups, which advocated return to the traditional Japanese ways, began to grow in power. Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan, was revived with a new emphasis on emperor worship. By the time Emperor Hirohito assumed power in 1926, the nation was ready for a second restoration.1

The reason for this reflection is to review what has happened in a deeper level than just summarizing what has happened over the course of this project. During the weeks learned some things, not just from the book that I was reading, but also from participating in a group. The lessons I learned led to my group being successful in the few goals that were created. All of the goals were met in different ways whether it would be just finishing the book or us getting up in front of the whole class to present the google slides that we created.

One of the most significant national holidays in Japan is the Coming of Age, this takes place on January fifteenth. This day represents the start of adulthood for every individual celebrating a twentieth birthday that year. With the title of adulthood comes a list of new responsibilities and expectations to uphold. The individuals turning twenty now have the freedom to drink, vote and become an official member of society. The new members of adulthood are required to attend a monthly meeting which takes place in their particular community. The purpose of the meetings are to inform the new adults of their responsibilities, they are told that they are now responsible for their actions and their actions will now reflect upon their communities. In addition, on May first, every company in Japan help a ceremony for new members joining their team. This was made into a huge celebration because it was essentially a lifelong commitment. In Japan, a fundamental rule is that people are not laid off unless an extreme circumstance takes place. One of the most important holidays occurs on September twenty-eighth: Confucius birthday also known as ‘Teacher’s Day.’ This is a celebration that occurs to celebrate Confucius life and all of his achievements. Holidays are a large part of the Japanese

Japan is an unique oriental country in many aspects, especially in politics and economy, both western practices and traditional nationalism are coexisted in this country. The period 1890-1940 was just followed the Meiji restoration, and was typical in the history of Japan, at that time, Japan was on the way from a feudal country to a capitalistic country, called modernization. Many western practices were being more and more adopted, however, at the same time, traditional rules still had strong influences in Japan. Under this background, this report will discuss the Japanese cultural factors during 1890-1940 that influenced the disclosure

Avakian, Monique. The Meiji Restoration and the Rise of Modern Japan. Boston: Silver Burdett, 1991. 38-54.