Concise Timeline of Japan

Concise Timeline of Japan

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Stone Age
People live by hunting and gathering
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10,000BC
Upper Paleolithic known as ( Jomon Era) or (Jomon Period in Japan )
Permanent settlement begins; people use polished stone tools and earthenware
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C. 3500 BC
After a period of No civilization around the world. the Exception came and was that of Mesopotamia where First Civilization developped
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C. 2500 BC
In India :Indus civilization started
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Yayoi Period in Japan :
Start of rice cultivation and use of metal utensils C.
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C. 1400 BC
In China :Yin dynasty is founded
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300 BC
In Japan :The Yayoi period
- Start of rice cultivation
- Technology was obtained from China, such as use of metal utensils

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4th-5th C.
Unification of the Yamato court proceeds; burial mounds built around the country; Buddhism, Chinese characters, new technologies, and other culture brought to Japan from the continent
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593
Prince Shotoku becomes regent
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607
Horyuji temple, including the oldest surviving wooden structure in the world, is completed
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645
Kotoku became the emperor of Japan
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710
Capital moves to Nara
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752
Great Buddha at Todaiji temple is completed
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752
The nobility becomes more powerful
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752
Use of Japanese kana syllabaries begins
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794
Japanese Capital moves to Kyoto
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794
The Heian era
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1100s
The Taira and the Minamoto fought for control of Japan
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1180s
The Minamoto clan obtained controlled of the country
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1192
Yoritomo was given the title Shogun and led the government which became known as a Shogunate
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1192
Minamoto no Yoritomo establishes the Kamakura shogunate
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1206
Genghis Khan establishes the Mongol Empire
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1274
Mongols attack Japan (and again in 1281) 1299 Ottoman Empire is established
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1330
The Ashikaga clan seized power
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1336
Ashikaga Takauji establishes the Muromachi (Kyoto) shogunate
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1337
Hundred Years' War between England and France begins
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1397
Temple of the Golden Pavilion is built in Kyoto
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1490
Temple of the Silver Pavilion is built in Kyoto
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1490
Wars among feudal lords spread throughout the country
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1543
Portuguese introduce the first firearms to Japan
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1549
The Portuguese were the most successful Europeans in initiating major trade agreements with the Japanese
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1549
Christianity introduced to Japan by Francis Xavier
He was a Portuguese missionary,who arrived in Japan.
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1590
Toyotomi Hideyoshi unifies Japan
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1603
Tokugawa leyasu was given the title of Shogun by the emperor. This title was held by the dynasty for 265 years
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1603
Tokugawa Ieyasu establishes the Edo(Tokyo) shogunate
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1603
Merchants become more powerful as commerce flourishes
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1639-1854
Japan becomes completely closed to the world.
The Japanese broke ties with all foreigners for the next two hundred years
The number of temple schools increases; reading, writing, abacus, morals, and other subjects are widely taught
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C. 1750
Industrial Revolution begins in Europe
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1776
USA declares independence
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1853
US Navy Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Uraga to demand that Japan open up to USA for trade
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1854
Japan and the United States conclude the Treaty of Peace and Amity, ending Japan's seclusion .
Japan agreed to open two ports to USA for trade
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1858
Commerce treaties are concluded with various countries
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1867
Edo shogunate falls, and the Emperor becomes central to politics
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1868
- The Meiji Emperor announced the official return of the imperial power

- Meiji Restoration occurs, and Edo is renamed as Tokyo

- Big changes in political and social systems and people's lifestyles

- Compulsory education system is established; construction of elementary schools begins around the country

- The Meiji Emperor was declared a divine ruler
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1889
Constitution of the Empire of Japan is issued
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1890
First Imperial Diet is held
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1894- 95
War between Japan and China
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1895
Silk industry develops
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1895
Japan conquered Taiwan
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1904- 05
War between Japan and Russia
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1910
Japan conquered Korea
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1914 - 1918
World War I

Japan declared war on Germany
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1923
Great Kanto Earthquake
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1925
Universal male suffrage is introduced
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1929
Great Depression begins
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1931
Japanese conquered Manchuria
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1936
Japan signed an anti-communist pact with Germany and Italy
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1939- 45
World War II
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1940
Japan entered World War II by occupying the northern part of French Indochina
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1941- 45
Pacific War
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7-12-1941
Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
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18-7-1944
The government headed by Prime Minister Tojo collapsed
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August 1945
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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2-9-1945
Japan officially surrendered and World War II ended
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1945
United Nations is established
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1946
* Constitution of Japan is issued
* Social reforms are carried out
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1949
Yukawa Hideki becomes the first Japanese to win the Nobel Prize in physics
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1951
Peace treaties are concluded with various countries
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1956
Japan becomes a member of the United Nations
(see 1945)
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1964
Olympic Games are held in Tokyo, the first Games in Asia
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1964
Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) begins operating
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1970
World Exposition is held in Osaka, the first EXPO in Asia
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1972
Okinawa is returned to Japan
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1972
Winter Olympics are held in Sapporo
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1995
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
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1998
Winter Olympics are held in Nagano
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2002
FIFA World Cup is cohosted by Japan and Korea
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2004
Niigata-Chuetsu Earthquake
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2005
* Kyoto Protocol comes into force
* World Exposition is held in Aichi on the theme of "Nature's Wisdom"
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2011
Big East Japan Earthquake