History
This category is for sites related to the history of Japan.
Ao's Japan
- Overview and introduction to attractions, temples and shrines, brief guide of major cities, history, nuclear radiation and environmental issues.http://www005.upp.so-net.ne.jp/aoh/
Aspects of Japanese Shipping History
- Outlines trends in the development of Japan's commercial shipping prior to World War I. Argues that the promotion of the industry was undertaken primarily not for commercial, but for strategic imperialist reasons.http://ideas.repec.org/p/cep/stijsp/376.html
Association for the Advancement of Liberalist View of History
- Provides a revisionist view of topics on 20th century Japanese history and military, reparations, comfort women, and their movement to remove war crime references in textbooks.http://www.jiyuu-shikan.org/e/
Business and Politics in Early 20th Century Japan
- Seeks to clarify the contributions and limitations of Japanese business diplomacy. Argues that Japanese business diplomacy, was insufficiently influential to prevent political and military conflict. [PDF]http://ideas.repec.org/p/cep/stijsp/429.html
The Confusion Era
- Describes postwar American involvement in remodeling Japanese society, along with pictures of several posters used for information and propaganda.http://educate.si.edu/migrations/sackler/salthome.html
Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1889)
- Full text in English of Japan's former constitution, from Hanover University.http://history.hanover.edu/texts/1889con.htm
Dancing People are Happy People
- Essay on the introduction of square dancing to the people of Nagasaki in 1946 and its increase of social mixing between sexes and cultures.http://www.uwosh.edu/home_pages/faculty_staff/earns/niblo.html
Emperor Hirohito in 20th Century History: The Debate Rekindles
- Examines a new debate on Hirohito and his role in WWII and history, and as at once a product and an active agent of Japan's modern historical process.http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp92.html
Evolution of Japanese Stamps
- Chronicles the development of Japanese stamps from 1929.http://www.ambassadors.net/features.htm
Fukuzawa Yukichi
- Short college essay on Fukuzawa, who was one of the Meiji Era's most influential figures.http://www.anime.net/~roba/fukuzawa.htm
Great Japanese Inventors in History
- List and description of several Meiji Era Japanese inventors, with descriptions of in their creations and biographies.http://www.batfa.com/greatjapanese.html
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
- Essay on Hirohito and the Japanese government coming to grips with Japan's decision to go to war and their post-war relationship with the United States.http://www.jpri.org/publications/occasionalpapers/op17.html
History of Cultural Relations Between Europe and Japan
- Sources, data, tables, texts related to the history of Euro-Japanese interchange, from Prof. Wolfgang Michel-Zaitsu.http://www.flc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~michel/serv/eujap/
History of Japanese Railways
- Chronological listing of railroads from 1872 to 1907 (the first line, redcap, women employed, and horsedrawn). A few illustrations, including a print of an 1870s train.http://www.rtri.or.jp/japanrail/History1_E.html
History Textbook Controversies in Japan
- Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which looks at Japanese textbooks and how they cover Japanese history from the early 20th Century.http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/japan.htm
Holeless 50 Yen Coin
- A senior citizen recalls the history of the 50 yen coin in the 1950's when it had no hole in the center.http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~HD1t-KKC/50yen-e.html
The Imperial Family of Japan
- Provides biographical information, pictures, genealogical tables, and legal documents on the current status of the imperial family.http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/3953/
Imperial Japanese Navy Page
- Contains pictures of former vessels in the wartime navy, as well as information on their guns, torpedoes, sensors, names, and officers.http://www.combinedfleet.com/
Japan 1868
- Site on relations between France and Japan in 1867-1869.http://membres.lycos.fr/japon1868/
Japan Under American Occupation
- Brief notes on the role played by the United States during the Allied occupation of Japan from September 1945 through 1952.http://www.empereur.com/DOC/Japan_occup.html
Japanese History
- History of Japan. Overview, and ancient to modern Japanhttp://www.japan-guide.com/e/e641.html
Japanese History Documentation Project
- Includes an encyclopedia, introduction to Japanese history, and booklists.http://www.openhistory.org/jhdp/
Japanese Militarism & Diaoyutai (Senkaku) Island
- Essay by a Kyoto University professor attacking Japanese nationalism and asserting that the Diaoyutai islands are rightfully China's.http://www.skycitygallery.com/japan/diaohist.html
Largest Cities in Japan: Population from 1890
- Shows populations in major Japanese cities every decade from 1890.http://www.demographia.com/db-jp-city1940.htm
Manifestations of Gender Distinction in the Japanese Language
- Explains historical development of the Japanese language and diversity of its gender specific constructs and their usage.http://www.coolest.com/jpfm.htm
Nengo Dates
- Offers quick conversion from the traditional Japanese calendar system from 1868 to the Gregorian calendar.http://www.lioncoins.com/dates.htm
Ogasawara Clan Genealogy
- Genealogical information of the descendants of the Ogasawara clan from 711 BC to the present.http://members.aol.com/uchuujin/oga.html
Politics and the Economy in Pre-War Japan
- Discusses the influences that led to the economic policies pursued in the interwar period. [PDF]http://ideas.repec.org/p/cep/stijsp/381.html
Secret of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto)
- Overview of history and discovery of Sakhalin Island (Karafuto), one of the territories still disputed between Japan and Russia.http://www.karafuto.com/
Timeline of Japanese History
- Brief outline of historical periods from the Jomon Period to the present.http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=131/
Whale Meat in the Traditional Japanese Diet
- From the Jomon period to 1987http://luna.pos.to/whale/jwa_trad.html
100 Years of Japanese Motoring
- Provides little known history of the start of motorized transportation in Japan.http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~iwat/