The Synthesis of "Japanese Empire"

An overview of the Empire of Japan (1868-1947), from its rapid modernization and expansion to its ultimate defeat in World War II and lasting legacy.

Discover Emperor Meiji, the ruler who presided over Japan's dramatic transformation from an isolated feudal society into a modern industrial power.

Discover the 1904-1905 conflict where Japan's victory over Russia shifted global power, marking the first modern defeat of a European power by an Asian nation.

Discover the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the political revolution that ended Japan's feudal era and propelled its rapid modernization and Westernization.

An overview of the Pacific War, a major theater of WWII, detailing its key events from Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombs and its lasting global impact.

An overview of the Pacific War, a vast theater of WWII that began with Pearl Harbor and ended with the atomic bombs, reshaping global power.

A concise overview of the two major conflicts between China and Japan that reshaped East Asia and set the stage for World War II in the Pacific.

Discover the Yamato period (250-710 AD), the era that unified Japan, established the imperial line, and laid the foundations for its culture.

Discover the Tokugawa Shogunate, the military government that unified Japan and ushered in over 250 years of peace, isolation, and cultural growth.

An overview of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), China's last imperial dynasty, its rise under the Manchus, its cultural peak, and its eventual decline.