The Introduction and Local History of Japan
500-600 A.D.: Buddhism comes to Japan, more than 70% of Japan are Buddhists today.
1274-1281 A.D. Military leaders known as shoguns rule Japan and successfully keep invaders out of the country.
1853 A.D.: U.S. commodore Matthew Perry enters Japan and demands them to trade with the U.S.
1868-1912 A.D.: Under emperor Meiji, Japan becomes wealthy and powerful and also wins wars against two nations: China and Russia.
1274-1281 A.D. Military leaders known as shoguns rule Japan and successfully keep invaders out of the country.
1853 A.D.: U.S. commodore Matthew Perry enters Japan and demands them to trade with the U.S.
1868-1912 A.D.: Under emperor Meiji, Japan becomes wealthy and powerful and also wins wars against two nations: China and Russia.
1910 A.D.: Japan takes over the Korean peninsula and rules it until 1945 A.D.
1923 A.D.: The Great Kanto earthquake occurs destroying Tokyo and Yokahama and killing 140,000 individuals.
1926 A.D.: Hirohito becomes the emperor of Japan.
1931 A.D.: Japan invades Manchuria, China and in 1937 goes to war with them.
1923 A.D.: The Great Kanto earthquake occurs destroying Tokyo and Yokahama and killing 140,000 individuals.
1926 A.D.: Hirohito becomes the emperor of Japan.
1931 A.D.: Japan invades Manchuria, China and in 1937 goes to war with them.
1940-1941 A.D.: Japan becomes an ally of Germany and Italy in WW2. On December 7, 1941, Japan attacks pearl harbor, the Hawaiian U.S. naval base.
1945 A.D.: U.S. drops bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading to Japans surrender.
1964 A.D.: Tokyo hosts the summer Olympics being the first time Olympics are held in Asia.
1995 A.D.: A major earthquake hits central Japan.
1945 A.D.: U.S. drops bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading to Japans surrender.
1964 A.D.: Tokyo hosts the summer Olympics being the first time Olympics are held in Asia.
1995 A.D.: A major earthquake hits central Japan.
2001-2006 A.D.: Crown princess Masako gives birth to a baby girl, Aiko and five years later princess gives birth to a baby boy, Hisahito, whom is third in line to the throne.
2010 A.D.: China overtakes Japan as the world’s second largest economy.
2011 A.D.: A major earthquake and tsunami causes major damage to much of Japan. The country also faced a nuclear threat when a power plant was severely damaged.
2010 A.D.: China overtakes Japan as the world’s second largest economy.
2011 A.D.: A major earthquake and tsunami causes major damage to much of Japan. The country also faced a nuclear threat when a power plant was severely damaged.