Emperor of Japan

questions: 1. In the Meiji Constitution, the people of Japan are referred to as “subjects,” not as citizens. What is the difference, and why is this significant? “Subjects” were the people of Japan who had to follow, obey, and uphold the constitution, told that they had to conform, along with their ancestors and descendants. They were not as valued as the citizens according to the Emperor. The citizens were already considered to be as equal as the Emperor who had all the rights, respect, protection, and

the young Meiji emperor who was only 14 years of age at the time. Moreover, During the Meiji period, the country went through many changes socially, politically and economically. Biography- At the time of Meiji’s birth, Japan was an isolated country under the control of the Tokugawa shogunate, who ruled over 250 years before Emperor Meiji came into control in 1868. Furthermore, Emperor Meiji was born November 3rd, 1852 and died July 30th, 1912 and was the 122nd emperor of Japan. Meiji was resigned

dropped on the City of Hiroshima in Japan. Then on August the ninth 1945 another bomb, this time nicknamed “Fat Man” was dropped on the City of Nagasaki Japan. While it is well known that nuclear weapons were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan to bring World War Two to a decisive end, this piece of art these horrible days inspired is less known. The sculpture “Peace Statue” by Seibou Kitamura is deeply rooted in the aftermath of World War Two. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization

centuries C.E. Many cultural ideas traveled to Japan by way of the korean peninsula. Some of these ideas had originally come from China and India. Japan learned about confucianism from a Chinese scholar who came to Japan from a Korean Kingdom. Music-Japan’s native music consisted of chanted poems, war songs, folk song, and shinto prayers. Gagaku, a form of Chinese court music, arrived in Japan in the sixth century. Gagaku is sometimes played in Japan. One of the most interesting was a wind instrument

negotiated peace through unconditional surrender. Background Japan

the “restoration” of power to Emperor Meiji Tenno. The previous political and military leader of Japan had been the Tokugawa shogunate, but due to the intrusion of the western powers, particularly the Americans, under the command of Commodore Perry, the Shogun was forced to return power to the Emperor. This restoration of power led to many changes in Japanese society such as the social structure, the education system and the Japanese economy that has contributed to Japan becoming a modern world power

Jake Smith Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989) Hirohito was the emperor of Japan from 1926 all the way until the died in 1989. During his time in power Japan attacked all of its neighbors, became allies with Nazi Germany, and attacked Pearl Harbor. Hirohito went to schools for the children of nobility when he was younger. He wasn't raised by his parents but by a retired vice-admiral and

that many admire. The reasons behind the mystery and uniqueness of Japanese culture to outsiders is due in part to the unique history that have made it what it is today. Because Japan is a chain of islands its culture has developed in an atmosphere of isolation and control to a certain extent. Over the history of Japan, layers of cultural development can be seen where outside influences were either adapted or shielded from the culture. There are three very influential layers created by the Age of

activities on their own land. However, when Europeans tried to enter East Asian, the East Asian countries such as China and Japan set strict rules to prevent their countries from European powers. Chinese emperors strictly limited European merchants’ activities in China and did not want to corporate with them. In the seventeenth century, China was dominated by the Qing dynasty. Emperors of Qing dynasty closed all ports that previous dynasties opened except Macau and

The Emperor and Nationalist Ideology in Meiji Era Japan The Meiji Era in Japan is known as a time of rapid industrialization and Westernization where many institutions of society were realigned in one form or another to be consistent with their Western counterparts. Ironically, at the same time, it was a period of growing nationalistic feelings that began to develop in Japanese society. However, besides being a reactionary or nostalgic feeling experienced by the population, this nationalist