Modern History of Japan: Japanese History From the Meiji Period to the Present

The 1900s was a turbulent time for Japan. During that time, the country was in a tug-of-war between exceptional heights of power and wealth and dizzying depths of poverty and devastation.

From the Meiji Restoration's intense efforts to modernize politically, socially, economically, and culturally to the present era's fight to overcome the Fukushima disaster, Japan's rich history is one filled with upheaval's, disruptions, and survival.

• The Meiji Restoration's efforts to Westernize Japan as a country and how it impacted Japan as we know it today
• The Taisho period's continuation of Japan's rise on the international scene and liberalism at home
• The great stage of great international flux as Japan experienced national aggression and international suppression
• The Sino-Japanese war, as it pertains to the devastating Nanjing Massacre and how that impacted national perspectives
• Every single event that was crucial in building up to the infamously explosive Pearl Harbor incident
• The Post-War economic boom and the Heisei period - from the Austerity Plan to the Fukushima incident

And more!

"Modern History of Japan" is one of the many easy-to-follow and engaging instalments in the "Easy History" series.

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