Taisho era

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The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.

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instanceOf historical era
period of Japanese history
alsoKnownAs Taisho period
linked to: Taisho era
artMovement modern art in Japan
capital Tokyo
constitutionInForce Meiji Constitution
country Japan
culturalCharacter Westernization
cultural modernization
rise of mass culture
culturalMovement Taisho romanticism
linked to: Taisho era

modernist literature
proletarian literature
economicCharacter industrial growth
urbanization
educationTrend expansion of public education
endDate 1926-12-25
eraNameInJapanese 大正時代
fashionTrend mobo (modern boy)
moga (modern girl)
featureOfTaishoDemocracy expansion of male suffrage
growth of political parties
strengthening of the Imperial Diet
followedBy Showa era
follows Meiji era
foreignPolicy alliance with the United Kingdom during World War I
expansion in East Asia
GeneralElectionLaw1925Effect introduction of universal male suffrage
intellectualTrend rise of liberal thought
spread of feminism
spread of socialism
legalStatus constitutional monarchy
majorEvent Great Kanto earthquake
Japan’s participation in World War I
majorEventDate 1923-09-01
massMediaForm magazines
newspapers
radio (late Taisho)
meaningOfName great righteousness
namedAfter Emperor Taisho
linked to: Emperor Taishō
notableLaw General Election Law of 1925
Peace Preservation Law of 1925
notablePoliticalPhase Taisho democracy
linked to: Taisho era
PeacePreservationLaw1925Purpose suppression of socialist and communist movements
politicalCharacter parliamentary development
party politics
political liberalization
reigningEmperor Emperor Taisho
linked to: Emperor Taishō
reigningEmperorPersonalName Yoshihito
religiousTrend new religious movements
socialCharacter expansion of mass society
growth of urban middle class
startDate 1912-07-30
technologyTrend growth of mass media
spread of railways

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Meiji era followedBy Taishō era
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Taisho era alsoKnownAs Taisho period
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Taisho era notablePoliticalPhase Taisho democracy
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Taisho era culturalMovement Taisho romanticism
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Shōwa era predecessorEra Taishō era
subject linked to: Showa era
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Navy Minister of Japan historicalPeriod Taisho period
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Imperial Japanese Army era Taishō period
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Kure Naval Arsenal era Taisho period
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Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan timePeriod Taishō period
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Meiji Constitution era Taishō period
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Naval War College (Japan) era Taishō period
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Imperial Japanese Army General Staff operatedIn Taishō period
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Imperial Japanese Naval Academy era Taisho period
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Taishin-in historicalEra Taishō period
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Emperor Taishō eraName Taishō
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Emperor Taishō era Taishō period
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Terauchi Masatake era Taishō period
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Saitō Makoto historicalPeriod Taishō period
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Iwane Matsui era Taishō period
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General Election Law of 1925 historicalContext Taishō democracy
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Peace Preservation Law of 1925 politicalContext Taishō period Japan
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State Shinto appliesToPeriod Taisho period
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House of Peers partOfPeriod Taishō period
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Prince Asaka Yasuhiko era Taishō period
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Yoshihito eraName Taishō
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Yoshihito eraFeature Taishō democracy
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Bright Peace followsEra Taishō
subject linked to: Bright peace
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Army Minister of Japan historicalPeriod Taisho period
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Ryūnosuke Akutagawa movement Taishō period literature
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Navy Ministry of Japan operatedInTheTimePeriod Taishō period
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Kigensetsu associatedWithPeriod Taisho period
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Imperial General Headquarters locatedInTime Taishō period
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Yamagata Aritomo era Taishō period
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Japanese 10th Division era Taisho period
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Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff era Taisho period
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Sasebo Naval Arsenal era Taisho period
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Maizuru Naval Arsenal historicalPeriod Taisho period
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Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) timePeriod Taishō period
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Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito era Taishō period
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Empress Teimei era Taishō period
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Imperial Japanese Army Academy timePeriod Taishō period
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Imperial Ordinances of Japan timePeriod Taisho period
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Rear Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) era Taisho period
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Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu era Taishō period
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Otaru historicalEra Taisho period
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Ozaki Yukio era Taishō era
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Ōyama Iwao era Taishō period
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Itō Sukeyuki era Taishō period
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Ministry of War of Japan activeDuring Taisho period
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