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  2. The Top 100 Historical Persons in Japan - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of Japanese people - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Category:People of ancient Japan - Wikipedia

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    Category:People of ancient Japan until 592 Japanese people by period Category:People of Asuka-period Japan 592-710 Subcategories.

  5. List of emperors of Japan - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Daimyo - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Japanese clans - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. List of Westerners who visited Japan before 1868 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. History of Japan - Wikipedia

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    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 ...