The Meiji Period
All about the modernization of the Japanese State

The Russo-Japanese War
Japan's entrance onto the world stage

The Taisho Period
Successor to the Meiji emperor

Japan During World War I
Japan fought on the side of the Allies.

League of Nations
Japan helped form it.

The Great Kanto Earthquake
One of the largest ever, it killed more than 100,000 people.

Showa Period
Reign of Hirohito, which extended to 1989

Prelude to War
Japan's military evolution leading to WWII

The Mukden Incident
Japan's invasion of Manchuria

Japan's War with China
Four-year struggle that became World War II

Japan in World War II
Japan's part in this second global conflict

Japan from 1945 to 1973
Brief discussion of major events

Occupied Japan
Main details of the American occupation

The Constitution of Japan
Full text of the historic document

The 1951 Peace Treaty
Formally ended strife between Japan and Western Powers

Douglas MacArthur
The man in charge in Japan after the WWII

Matthew Ridgway
Succeeded MacArthur as Supreme Commander of Allied Powers

Japan from 1937 to 1995
Good politics, war, and news details here

List of Japanese Prime Ministers
From 1885 to the present

The "Japanese Miracle"
The road from devastation to economic powerhouse

Heisei Japan
From the death of Hirohito to the present

Emperor Akihito
The current monarch

20th Century Japanese Culture