Matsushita, Konosuke. 1894-1989. Japanese industrialist; began 5-day workweek, guaranteed lifetime employment.

Meiji. 1852-1912. Japanese Empire. 1867-. Modernization. New constitution. Abolished feudalism. Made Japan a world power. Ended isolationism. Tokugawa.

Midway, Battle. 1942. US navy defeats Japan. WWII turning point.

Mikado. 660BC-. Title of Japanese Emperor.

Minamoto Yoritomo. 1147-99. Founded Shogun system that ruled Japan to 19C.

Mishima Yukio. 1925-70. Japanese writer vs traditional Samurai values. Sea of Fertility 1970.

Moscow Declaration. 1943 Allies declare need for International peacekeeping organization...UN. 1956 Officially ends WWII between USSR and Japan.

Mukden Incident. 1931. Japan takes over Manchuria on pretext of attempted railway sabotage.

Murasaki Shikibu. c978-1014. Japanese court lady, writer. Tales of the Genji 1001-5.

Muromachi Period. 1338-1573. Japanese Ashikaga shoguns. Prosperity, foreign trade, Zen Buddhism.

Mutsuhito. Japanese Emperor 1867-1912.

Nagano, Osami. 1880-1947. Japanese admiral. Attacked Pearl Harbor.

Nagasaki. Japanese city destroyed by 2nd A-bomb, Aug 9, 1945.

Nakatomi Kamatari. 614-69. Founded Fujiwara dynasty. Tried to adapt Chinese system to Japan.

Nauru. 1798 Sighted. 1888 Germany (Marshall Is). 1914 Australia. 1920 Britain/Ausralia/New Zealand mandate. 1942 Japanese occupy. 1947 Australian trust. 1968 Independent republic.

New World Order. 1940. Germany, Italy, Japan plan for world domination.

Nicholas II. 1868-1918. Last Russian Czar 1894-. Russo-Japanese War 1904. 1905 Revolution. Duma. Shot during 1917 revolution.

Nimitz, Chester. 1885-1966. US Admiral of Pacific Fleet, WWII. Received Japanese surrender on Missouri.

Nisei. 2nd generation Japanese in US.

Noguchi, Isamu. 1904-88. Japanese/US abstract sculptor. UNESCO Garden, Paris 1958.

Okinawa, Battle. 1945. US defeat Japanese garrison.

Okubo, Toshimichi. 1830-78. Japanese statesman. Meiji Restoration. Westernized Japan.

Panay Incident. 1937. Japanese sink US gunboat in China. US restraint exemplified isolationism.

Pearl Harbor. 1941 Japanese surprise attack. US, Japan enter WWII.

Perry, Matthew. 1794-1858. US Commodore. Opened Japanese trade 1854.

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