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Himiko (d. 248) was a shaman queen of Yamataikoku in Wa (ancient Japan) Inō Tadataka (1745–1818) surveyor and cartographer, completed the first map of Modern Japan. Ishihara Yujiro (1934–1987) actor and singer; Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591) Prominent figure who had influence on chanoyu, the Japanese "Way of Tea", particularly the tradition ...
Modern Japan (Imperial and Postwar) (1867–present) 122: 1867–1912 Emperor Meiji: Mutsuhito First Emperor of the Empire of Japan. 123: 1912–1926 Emperor Taishō: Yoshihito Crown Prince Hirohito served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926. 124: 1926–1989 Emperor Shōwa: Hirohito Served as Sesshō (Prince Regent) 1921–1926.
Category:People of ancient Japan until 592 Japanese people by period Category:People of Asuka-period Japan 592-710 Subcategories.
[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.
A map of the territories of the Sengoku daimyo around the first year of the Genki era (1570 AD). Daimyo (大名, daimyō, Japanese pronunciation: ⓘ) were powerful Japanese magnates, [1] feudal lords [2] who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.
This is a list of Japanese clans. The old clans ( gōzoku ) mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki lost their political power before the Heian period , during which new aristocracies and families, kuge , emerged in their place.
A Portuguese Jesuit who established the first western hospital in Japan and negotiated the opening of the port of Yokoseura to Portuguese traders. [4] Gaspar Vilela (1556, Portugal). A Portuguese Jesuit who, in a departure from Xavier's methods, learned the Japanese language and talked directly with daimyos, opening the center of Japan to the ...
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said these missiles were "serious threats to Japan's national security and the safety of the Japanese people." [ 305 ] On 16 December 2022, Japan announced a major shift in its military policy by stating that it would acquire counterstrike capabilities and increase its defense budget to 2% of GDP (¥43 ...