The Meiji era (明治時代, Meiji jidai, [meꜜː(d)ʑi]ⓘ) was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.[1] The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization by Western powers to the new paradigm of a modern, industrialized nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western scientific, technological, philosophical, political, legal, and aesthetic ideas. As a result of such wholesale adoption of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound, and affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji. It was preceded by the Keiō era and was succeeded by the Taishō era, upon the accession of Emperor Taishō.
The rapid modernization during the Meiji era was not without its opponents, as the rapid changes to society caused many disaffected traditionalists from the former samurai class to rebel against the Meiji government during the 1870s, most famously Saigō Takamori who led the Satsuma Rebellion. However, there were also former samurai who remained loyal while serving in the Meiji government, such as Itō Hirobumi and Itagaki Taisuke.
^Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Meiji" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 624, p. 624, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
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late Edo period (often called the Bakumatsu) and the beginning of the Meijiera, during which time Japan rapidly industrialized and adopted Western ideas...
monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meijiera. His reign is associated with the Meiji Restoration, a series of rapid changes that witnessed...
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earthquakes, and reconstructed to stand until the Meijiera. Several repairs were conducted after the Meijiera, but the damage caused by the September 1923...
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was a high priority for its government, as the leadership of the early Meiji government realized the need for universal public education in its drive...
haikai (haiku) and wrote the poetic travelogue Oku no Hosomichi. The Meijiera saw the decline of traditional literary forms as Japanese literature integrated...
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foreign diplomats. The companies that remained active throughout the Meijiera also significantly broadened Noh's reach by catering to the general public...
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present, Japanese banknotes are printed with portraits of people from the Meiji period and later. This is because it is desirable to use an accurate photograph...
ideology emerged at the start of the Meijiera, after government officials defined freedom of religion within the Meiji Constitution.: 115 Imperial scholars...
"真影". In MeijiEra, only very limited persons, such as prime ministers, could meet Meiji Emperor in person and most Japanese people in MeijiEra had no...
and the emperor (or "mikado") Meiji is restored, but with capital in Edo/Tokyo and divine attributes. The imperial eras proclaimed during the Edo period...
grapes only really began with the adoption of Western culture during the Meiji restoration in the second half of the 19th century. According to data from...
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