Bright peace

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Bright Peace is the English rendering of the Japanese term "Shōwa," the name of the era corresponding to Emperor Hirohito’s reign from 1926 to 1989.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English rendering
era name
associatedEmperor Hirohito
linked to: Emperor Hirohito
associatedEmperorTitle Emperor of Japan
calendarContext Japanese calendar
correspondsToEra Shōwa era
linked to: Showa era
correspondsToReignOf Emperor Hirohito
country Japan
endYear 1989
eraSystem Japanese nengō system
followsEra Taishō
linked to: Taisho era
language English
meaningOfOriginalTerm "enlightened peace" or "bright peace"
notableHistoricalContext Japanese economic miracle
World War II in Asia and the Pacific
linked to: Pacific War

postwar reconstruction of Japan
pre-World War II Japan
originalKanji 昭和
linked to: Showa era
precedesEra Heisei
refersTo Shōwa
linked to: Showa era
romanizationOfOriginal Shōwa
linked to: Showa era
scriptOfOriginal Japanese kanji
startYear 1926
timeSpan 1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
20th century
late 1920s
usedAsTranslationOf Japanese term "Shōwa"
usedIn historical writing about Japan
translations of Japanese historical terms

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Shōwa era eraNameMeaning Bright peace
subject linked to: Showa era