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[1] [2] [3] There are several theories as to who was the first Japanese ruler supported by historical evidence: notable candidates are Emperor Yūryaku (r. 456–479) and Emperor Kinmei (r. 539–571), among others. [4] [5] The terms Tennō ('Emperor', 天皇), as well as Nihon ('Japan', 日本), were not adopted until the late 7th century AD.
Each of the First to Third Ranks is divided into Senior (正, shō) and Junior (従, ju).The Senior First Rank (正一位, shō ichi-i) is the highest in the rank system. It is conferred mainly on a very limited number of persons recognized by the Imperial Court as most loyal to the nation during that era.
Apple Children of Aeon (Japanese: 千年万年りんごの子, Hepburn: Sennen Mannen Ringo no Ko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Tanaka [].It was serialized in Kodansha's Kodansha's josei manga magazine Itan [] from December 2011 to February 2014, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes.
The era after the enthronement of Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇即位紀元, Jinmu-tennō sokui kigen), colloquially known as the Japanese imperial year (皇紀, kōki) or "national calendar year" is a unique calendar system in Japan. [1] It is based on the legendary foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC. [2]
The list of Japanese era names is the result of a periodization system which was established by Emperor Kōtoku in 645. The system of Japanese era names (年号, nengō, "year name") was irregular until the beginning of the 8th century. [25] After 701, sequential era names developed without interruption across a span of centuries. [10]
This had the result that, while later Japanese sovereigns were descended from the Northern Court, posterity assigns sole legitimacy during this period to the Southern Court. The Southern descendants are also known as the "junior line" and the Daikakuji line ( 大覚寺統 , Daikakuji-tō ) , Daikaku-ji being the cloistered home of Go-Uda , a ...
Empire of Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan declared war on American, Dutch, and British people, marking the start of Pacific War theatre of World War II. 8 to 10 December: First Battle of Guam begin. 8 to 25 December: Battle of Hong Kong begins in China. 1942: 12 January: Japan declares war on Dutch. 22 January
The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi [1] or Furukotobumi, [2] [a] is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 [3] concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.