Taishō period
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The nengō Taishō means "Great Justice"[1] or "Great Righteousness".
Events of the Taishō period
The years in which Taishō was the Japanese monarch comprise this period or era.[2]
- 1920 (Taishō 9): First census of Japan, population 77 million[3]
- 1921 (Taishō 10): Prince Hirohito was made regent (sesshō)[1]
- 1923 (Taishō 12): Great Kantō earthquake;[1]
- 1925 (Taishō 14): The Emperor accepts the principle of the right to vote for everyone[1]
Politics
- 1912 (Taishō 1): Emperor Meiji died; and Saionji Kinmochi was the Prime Minister during the time of transition.[4]
- 1912 (Taishō 1): Katsura Tarō became 15th Prime Minister of Japan[5]
- 1913 (Taishō 2): Yamamoto Gonbee became 16th Prime Minister[6]
- 1914 (Taishō 3): Ōkuma Shigenobu became 17th Prime Minister[7]
- 1916 (Taishō 5): Terauchi Masatake became 18th Prime Minister[8]
- 1918 (Taishō 7): Hara Takashi became 19th Prime Minister[9]
- 1921 (Taishō 10): Takahashi Korekiyo became 20th Prime Minister[10]
- 1922 (Taishō 11): Katō Tomosaburō became 21st Prime Minister[11]
- 1923 (Taishō 12): Yamamoto became 22nd Prime Minister[12]
- 1924 (Taishō 13): Kiyoura Keigo became 23rd Prime Minister[13]
- 1924 (Taishō 13): Katō Takaaki became 24th Prime Minister[14]
- 1926 (Taishō 15):Wakatsuki Reijirō became 25th Prime Minister[15]
Gallery
Prince Regent Hirohito visits Yokohama after 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
The Ginza in Tokyo after 1923 earthquake
Taishō Period Media
Emperor Taishō in 1912
The Japan Times front page about the coronation of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei (15 September 1915)
Map of the Empire of Japan in November 1918
Japanese occupation of the Russian city of Khabarovsk during the Russian Civil War, 1919
1920 photo with a view of the Mitsubishi headquarters in Marunouchi, looking towards the Imperial Palace
Kofu city hall building of the second. Taken in 1918.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 929. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org, Japanese years. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ↑ "First Census of the Japanese Empire Gives Its Total Population as 77,005,112," The New York Times. March 2, 1921. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 808. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 1042. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 748. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 964. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 932. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Prime Minister of Japan and Cabinet (Kantei), 1st-30th (1885-1934). Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 1025. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
Other websites
Media related to Taishō era at Wikimedia Commons
- National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
| Taishō | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 |
| Preceded by: Meiji |
Era or nengō: Taishō |
Succeeded by: Shōwa |