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The Empire of Japan, [c] also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was the Japanese nation-state [d] that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 until the Constitution of Japan took effect on 3 May 1947. [8] From 1910 to 1945, it included the Japanese archipelago, the Kurils, Karafuto, Korea, and Taiwan.
The territory of Japan has changed throughout history. Its largest extent was the Empire of Japan. In 1938 it was 1,984,000 km 2 (800,000 sq mi). [63] The maximum extent including the home islands and the Japanese colonial empire was 8,510,000 km 2 (3,300,000 sq mi) in 1942. [64] After its defeat in World War II the empire was
Japan, considered a constitutional monarchy under the Imperial House of Japan, is traditionally said to have originated with the mythical Emperor Jimmu. The first verifiable historiographical evidence begins with Emperor Kinmei in the 6th century. It is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. [3]
Korea, Taiwan, and Karafuto (South Sakhalin) were integral parts of Japan. Maximum extent of the Japanese empire. This is a list of regions occupied or annexed by the Empire of Japan until 1945, the year of the end of World War II in Asia, after the surrender of Japan.
In 1921, due to the poor economic situation in Japan, 289,259.25 acres (117,059.07 ha) of crown lands (26%) were sold or transferred to the Japanese government and the private sector. In 1930, the Nagoya Detached Palace (Nagoya Castle) was donated to the city of Nagoya and six other imperial villas were sold or donated. [23]
Disclaimer: Not all areas were considered part of the Empire of Japan, but within its sphere of influence, included separately for demographic purposes. Sources: POPULSTAT Asia [3] Oceania [4] Other islands occupied by Japan during World War II: Andaman Islands (India) – March 29, 1942 – September 9, 1945
Japan has a total fertility rate of 1.4, which is below the replacement rate of 2.1, and is among the world's lowest; [236] it has a median age of 48.4, the highest in the world. [237] As of 2020 [update] , over 28.7 percent of the population is over 65, or more than one in four out of the Japanese population. [ 234 ]
Japan nevertheless entered a period of prosperity and population growth starting around 1250. [84] In rural areas, the greater use of iron tools and fertilizer, improved irrigation techniques, and double-cropping increased productivity and rural villages grew. [85] Fewer famines and epidemics allowed cities to grow and commerce to boom. [84]