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164 matches to Japan
Four Power Pacific Treaty. 1921. Britain, France, Japan, USA agree to mutual respect of rights.
Fujiwara. 9-12C. Japanese dynasty.
Gempei War. 1180-5. Japanese civil war. Established Kamakura shogunate.
Genroku Era. 1688-1703. Peak of Japanese art.
Gentlemen’s Agreement. 1907. US-Japan. Restricted emigration and discrimination. 1937. British-Italian agreement on Mediterranean. Appeasement.
Guadalcanal. 1942-3. US drive Japanese from Solomon Is.
Harris Treaty. 1858. Japan-US trade opened.
Hayashi, Senjuro. 1876-1943. Japanese commander, Prime Minister 1937. Ordered invasion of Manchuria. WWII.
Hearn, Lafcadio. 1850-1904. Translator; brought Japanese culture to West.
Hirohito. 1901-89. Emperor of Japan, 1926-. Renounced his own divinity. WWII.
Hiroshima. Japanese city destroyed 1945 by first A-bomb. 75000 killed.
Hojo. 1199-1333. Japanese shogun dynasty.
Hokusai. 1760-1849. Japanese engraver. Mt. Fuji 1826.
Immigration Laws. 1852. US bars Chinese. 1900 Japanese. 1921- set quotas by country of origin.
Ito Hirobumi. 1841-1909. Westernizing Japanese statesman. First Parliament 1890.
Iwo Jima, Battle. 1945. US Marine WWII victory over Japan. 40,000 casualties.
Iyeyasu. 1542-1616. Unified Japan. First of Tokugawa dynasty.
Izanagi and Izanami. Japanese creation deities.
Japan. 660BC Empire founded by legendary Jimmu. 5C AD First unified state. c552 Buddhism. 1192 First Shogun ruler. 1543 European contact (Portugal). 1639 Isolation. 1868 Meiji restoration. 1945-52 Allies occupy. 1947 Constitutional monarchy.
Java. 3C BC Indian infl. 8C Srivijaya(W). 13C Majapahit. 16C Mataran (Islamic). 1618 Dutch E Ind Co...1799 Dutch. 1811-16 British occupy. 1910 Indonesia. 1942-5 Japan occupies.
Java Sea, Battle. 1942. Japanese naval victory over Allies.
Jimmu Tennõ. c660BC. Japan’s legendary first Emperor. Direct descendent of Sun goddess.
Joei Shikimoku. 1232. Established Japanese Shogunate feudal system.
Kagawa. 1888-1960. Japanese Christian pacifist evangelist writer/labour leader. National Anti-War League 1928.
Kamakura. 1192-1333. Japanese Shogunate dynasty. Zen. Introduced No Theater. Joei. Hojo. Daigo II.