Nippon

 

Imperial Seal 1333

Government Seal

Tokugawa

Ashikaga

Kamakura

 

11 Feb 660 BC             Legendary founding of the Japanese Empire

22 Jan 646 AD             Japanese Empire

12 Jul 1192 - 31 Jan 1868 Shogunate era

12 Jul 1192 - 18 May 1333 Kamakura Shogunate

11 Aug 1338 - 02 Sep 1573 Ashikaga Shogunate

18 Oct 1568 - 21 Oct 1600 Azuchi-Momoyama era

21 Oct 1600 - 31 Jan 1868 Tokugawa Shogunate

27 Mar 1879               Ryukyu Islands annexed

29 Nov 1890               Great Japanese Empire

02 Jun 1895 - 25 Oct 1945 Annexation of Taiwan

29 Aug 1910 - 12 Sep 1945 Annexation of Korea

25 Aug 1945               Karafutu (Sakhalin) and Chishima (Kuril) Islands annexed by USSR

02 Sep 1945 - 28 Apr 1952 Allied occupation

03 May 1947               State of Japan

 

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Capital: Tokyo

Language: Japanese, Korean, Chinese

Religion: Shinto, Buddhisum

National Anthem: "Kimi in Kimigayo" (May 1000 years of happy reign be yours)

National Emblem: Chrysanthemum

National Day: Emperors Birthday, 23rd December (1933), April 28th: Independence day (1952)

National Motto: Hakko ichiu (All the world under one roof)

Currency: Japanese Yen

 

teigo: Postumous name (not in use after 1868)

nengo: Era name

 

Emperors

660-585 Jimmu Kamuyamato Iwarebiko

581-549 Suizei

549-511 Annei

511-476 Itoku

476-393 Kosho

393-292 Koan

292-215 Korei (Legendary)

214-158 Kogen

158-98 Kaika

98-30 Sujin

219-249 Sujin

249-280 Suini

280-316 Keiko

316-343 Seimu

343-346 Chuai

346-395 Ojin Okimi

395-427 Nintoku

427-433 Richu

433-438 Hanzei

438-453 Ingyo

453-456 Anko

456-480 Yuryaku

480-485 Seinei

485-488 Kenzo

488-498 Ninken

498-507 Buretsu

507-531 Keitai

531-535 Ankan

535-539 Senka

539-571 Kimmei

572-585 Bidatsu

585-587 Yomei

587-592 Sushun

592-629 Empress Suiko

629-641 Jomei

642-645 Empress Kogyoku

645-655 Kotoku

655-662 Saimei

662-671 Tenji

671-673 Kobun

673-686 Temmu

690-697 Empress Jito

697-707 Mommu

707-715 Empress Gemmei

715-724 Gensho

724-749 Shomu

758-764 Koken

764-770 Shotoku

770-781 Konin

781-806 Kammu

806-809 Heizi

809-823 Saga

823-833 Junna

833-850 Nimmyo

850-858 Montuko

858-877 Seiwa

877-884 Yozei

884-887 Koko

887-897 Uda

897-930 Daigo

930-946 Suzaku

946-967 Murakami

967-969 Reizei

969-984 Enyu

984-986 Kazan

986-1011 Ichijo

1011-1016 Sanjo

1016-1036 Go Ichoijo

1036-1045 Go Sukaku

1045-1068 Go Reizei

1068-1072 Go Sanjo

1072-1086 Shirakawa

1086-1107 Horikawa

1107-1123 Toba

1123-1141 Sutoku

1141-1156 Konoye

1156-1158 Go Shirakawa

1158-1166 Nijo

1166-1168 Rokujo

1168-1180 Takakura

1180-1184 Antoku

1184-1198 Go Toba

1198-1211 Tsuchimikado

1211-1221 Juntokyo

1221-1222 Chukyo

1222-1232 Go Horikawa

1232-1242 Shijo

1242-1246 Go Saga

1246-1260 Go Fukakusa

1260-1274 Kameyama

1274-1287 Go Uda

1287-1298 Fushimi

1298-1302 Go Fishimi

1302-1308 Go Nijo

1308-1318 Hannazono

1318-1338 Go Daigo

1338-1368 Go Murakami

1368-1372 Chokei

1372-1392 Go Kameyana

1392-1412 Go Komatsu

1412-1428 Shoko

1428-1464 Go Hannazono

1464-1500 Go Tsuchimikado

16 Nov 1500 - 19 May 1527 Katsuhito

                          teigo: Go-Kashiwabara

09 Jun 1527 - 27 Sep 1557 Tomohito

                          teigo: Go-Nara

27 Sep 1557 - 17 Dec 1586 Michihito

                          teigo: Ogimatchi

17 Dec 1586 - 09 May 1611 Kazuhito

                          teigo: Go-Yozei

09 May 1611 - 22 Dec 1629 Masahito

                          teigo: Go-Mizunoo

22 Dec 1629 - 14 Nov 1643 Empress Okiko

                          teigo: Meisho

14 Nov 1643 - 30 Oct 1654 Tsuguhito

                          teigo: Go-Komyo

30 Oct 1654 - 05 Mar 1663 Nagahito

                          teigo: Go-Sai

05 Mar 1662 - 02 May 1687 Reigen

                          teigo: Satohito

06 May 1687 - 27 Jul 1709 Asahito

                          teigo: Higashiyama

27 Jul 1709 - 13 Apr 1735 Yasuhito

                          teigo: Nakamikao

13 Apr 1735 - 09 Jul 1747 Teruhito

                          teigo: Sakuramachi

09 Jun 1747 - 31 Aug 1762 Toshito

                          teigo: Momozano

15 Sep 1762 -    Dec 1770 Empress Toshi-Ko

                          teigo: Go Sakuramachi

09 Jan 1771 - 16 Dec 1779 Hidenhito

                          teigo: Go-Momozono

01 Jan 1780 - 07 May 1817 Tomohito

                          teigo: Kakaku

07 May 1817 - 23 Feb 1846 Ayahito ................................... 1800-1846

                          teigo: Ninko

10 Mar 1846 - 13 Feb 1867 Osahito ................................... 1831-1867

                          teigo: Komei

13 Feb 1867 - 30 Jul 1912 Mutsuhito ................................. 1852-1912

                          nengo: Meiji

30 Jul 1912 - 25 Dec 1926 Yoshihito ................................. 1879-1926

                          nengo: Taisho

25 Dec 1926 - 07 Jan 1989 Hirohito .................................. 1901-1989

                          nengo: Showa

07 Jan 1989 -             Akihito ................................... 1933-

                          nengo: Heisi

 

Shoguns

793-794 Otomo no Otomaro

797-811 Sakanoue no Tamuramaro

811-813 Funy no Watarmaro

940       Fujiwara no Tadabumi

1184-1192 Minamoto no Yoshinaka

1192-1199 Minamoto Yoritomo

1202-1203 Minamoto no Yoritomo

1203-1219 Minamoto Sanetomo

1226-1244 Huziwara Yoritsune

1244-1251 Huziwara Yoritsugu

1336-1358 Ashikaga Takauji

1358-1368 Ashikaga Yoshiakira

1368-1394 Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

1394-1423 Ashikaga Yoshimochi

1423-1429 Ashikaga Yoshikazu

1429-1441 Ashikaga Yoshinori

1441-1443 Ashikaga Yoshikatsu

1443-1473 Ashikaga Yoshimasa

1473-1490 Ashikaga Yoshihisa

1490-1493 Ashikaga Yoshitane (1st Time)

1493-1508 Ashikaga Yoshizumi

1508-1521 Ashikaga Yoshitane (2nd Time)

1521-1545 Ashikaga Yoshiharu

1545-1565 Ashikaga Yoshiteru

1565-1568 Ashikaga Yoshihide

1603-1605 Tokugawa Ieyasu

1605-1623 Tokugawa Hidetada

1623-1651 Tokugawa Iemitsu

1651-1680 Tokugawa Ietsuna

15 Sep 1680 - 19 Feb 1709 Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

19 Sep 1709 - 12 Nov 1712 Tokugawa Ienobu

12 Nov 1712 - 19 Jun 1716 Tokugawa Ietsugu

19 Jun 1716 - 20 Oct 1745 Tokugawa Yoshumune

20 Oct 1745 - 25 Jun 1760 Tokugawa Ieshige

25 Jun 1760 - 29 Sep 1786 Tokugawa Ieharu

15 Apr 1787 - 06 May 1837 Tokugawa Ienari

01 Oct 1837 - 26 Aug 1853 Tokugawa Ieyoshi

23 Nov 1853 - 14 Sep 1858 Tokugawa Iesada

14 Sep 1858 - 29 Aug 1866 Tokugawa Iemochi

10 Jan 1867 - 04 Jan 1868 Tokugawa Yoshinobu ........................ 1837-1913

 

Prime Ministers

01 Jan      - 11 Jun 1868 Prince Taruhito ........................... 1835-1895

11 Jun 1868 - 22 Dec 1885 Duke Sanetomi Sanjo ....................... 1849-1911

22 Dec 1885 - 30 Apr 1888 Marquess Hirobumi Ito ..................... 1841-1909

                          (1st Time)

01 May 1888 - 24 Dec 1889 Count Kiyotaka Kuroda

24 Dec 1889 - 06 May 1891 Duke Aritomo Yamagata (1st Time)

06 May 1891 - 08 Aug 1892 Duke Masayoshi Matsukata

08 Aug 1892 - 18 Sep 1896 Marquess Hirobumi Ito (2nd Time)

18 Sep 1896 - 12 Jan 1898 Duke Masayoshi Matsukata

12 Jan      - 30 Jun 1898 Marquess Hirobumi Ito (3rd Time)

30 Jun      - 08 Nov 1898 Marquess Shigenobu Okuma (1st Time)

08 Nov 1898 - 10 Oct 1900 Duke Aritomo Yamagata (2nd Time)

10 Oct 1900 - 02 Jun 1901 Marquess Hirobumi Ito (4th Time)

02 Jun 1901 - 07 Jan 1906 Duke Taro Katsura (1st Time)

07 Jan 1906 - 14 Jul 1908 Duke Kimmochi Saionji (1st Time)

14 Jul 1908 - 30 Aug 1911 Duke Taro Katsura (2nd Time)

30 Aug 1911 - 19 Dec 1912 Duke Kimmochi Saionji (2nd Time)

19 Dec 1912 - 12 Feb 1913 Duke Taro Katsura (3rd Time)

12 Feb 1913 - 15 Apr 1914 Count Gonnohyoe Yamamoto (1st Time)

15 Apr 1914 - 09 Oct 1916 Marquess Shigenobu Okuma (2nd Time)

09 Oct 1916 - 29 Sep 1918 Count Masatake Terauchi

30 Sep 1918 - 04 Nov 1921 Takashi Hara

04 Nov 1921 - 12 Jun 1922 Korekiyo Takahashi (1st Time)

12 Jun 1922 - 24 Aug 1923 Tomosabura Kato

26 Aug      - 12 Sep 1923 Yasuya Uchida

12 Sep 1923 - 05 Jan 1924 Count Gonnohyoe Yamamoto (2nd Time)

05 Jan 1924 - 27 Jan 1926 Count Takaaki Kato

30 Jan 1926 - 19 Apr 1927 Reijiro Wakatsuki (1st Time)

19 Apr 1927 - 02 Jul 1929 Baron Giichi Tanaka

02 Jul 1929 - 14 Apr 1931 Osachi Hamaguchi

14 Apr      - 13 Dec 1931 Reijiro Wakatsuki (2nd Time)

13 Dec 1931 - 16 May 1932 Tsuyoshi Inuskai

16 May      - 26 May 1932 Korekiyo Takahashi (2nd Time)

26 May 1932 - 08 Jul 1934 Viscount Makoto Saito

08 Jul 1934 - 09 Mar 1936 Keisuke Okada

09 Mar 1936 - 02 Feb 1937 Koki Hirota

02 Feb      - 02 Jun 1937 Senjuro Hayashi

02 Jun 1937 - 04 Jan 1939 Duke Fumimaro Konoe (1st Time)

04 Jan      - 29 Aug 1939 Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma

29 Aug 1939 - 15 Jan 1940 Nobuyuki Abe

15 Jan      - 21 Jul 1940 Mitsumasa Yonai

21 Jul 1940 - 18 Oct 1941 Duke Fumimaro Konoe (2nd Time)

18 Oct 1941 - 22 Jul 1944 Hideki Tojo ............................... 1884-1948

22 Jul 1944 - 07 Apr 1945 Kuniaki Koiso ............................. 1880-1950

07 Apr      - 16 Aug 1945 Baron Kantaro Suzuki ...................... 1867-1948

16 Aug      - 08 Oct 1945 Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni ............... 1887-1990

08 Oct 1945 - 20 May 1946 Baron Kijuro Shidehara .................... 1872-1951

20 May 1946 - 21 May 1947 Shigeru Yoshida ........................... 1878-1967

                          (1st Time)

21 May 1947 - 23 Feb 1948 Tetsu Katayama ............................ 1887-1978

23 Feb      - 15 Oct 1948 Hitoshi Ashida ............................ 1887-1959

15 Oct 1948 - 10 Dec 1954 Shigeru Yoshida (2nd Time)

10 Dec 1954 - 23 Dec 1956 Ichiro Hatoyama ........................... 1883-1959

23 Dec 1956 - 24 Feb 1957 Tanzan Ishibashi .......................... 1885-1973

24 Feb 1957 - 18 Jul 1960 Nobusuke Kishi ............................ 1896-1987

18 Jul 1960 - 09 Nov 1964 Hayato Ikeda .............................. 1899-1965

09 Nov 1964 - 06 Jul 1972 Eisaku Sato ............................... 1901-1975

06 Jul 1972 - 09 Dec 1974 Kakuei Tanaka ............................. 1918-1993

09 Dec 1974 - 24 Dec 1976 Takeo Miki ................................ 1907-1988

24 Dec 1976 - 07 Dec 1978 Takeo Fukuda .............................. 1905-1995

07 Dec 1978 - 12 Jun 1980 Masayoshi Ohira ........................... 1910-1980

12 Jun      - 17 Jul 1980 Masayoshi Ito ............................. 1913-1994

17 Jul 1980 - 26 Nov 1982 Zenko Suzuki .............................. 1911-2004

26 Nov 1982 - 06 Nov 1987 Yasuhiro Nakasone ......................... 1918-

06 Nov 1987 - 02 Jun 1989 Noboru Takeshita .......................... 1924-2000

02 Jun      - 09 Aug 1989 Sosuke Uno ................................ 1922-1998

09 Aug 1989 - 06 Nov 1991 Toshiki Kaifu ............................. 1931-

06 Nov 1991 - 09 Aug 1993 Kiichi Miyazawa ........................... 1919-2007

09 Aug 1993 - 25 Apr 1994 Morihiro Hosokawa ......................... 1938-

25 Apr      - 29 Jun 1994 Tsutomu Hata .............................. 1935-

29 Jun 1994 - 11 Jan 1996 Tomiichi Murayama ......................... 1924-

11 Jan 1996 - 30 Jul 1998 Ryutaro Hashimoto ......................... 1937-2006

30 Jul 1998 - 05 Apr 2000 Keizo Obuchi .............................. 1937-2000

05 Apr 2000 - 26 Apr 2001 Yoshiro Mori .............................. 1934-

26 Apr 2001 - 26 Sep 2006 Junichiro Koizumi ......................... 1937-

26 Sep 2006 - 26 Sep 2007 Shino Abe ................................. 1954-

26 Sep 2007 - 24 Sep 2008 Yasuo Fukuda .............................. 1936-

24 Sep 2008 - 16 Sep 2009 Taro Aso .................................. 1940-

16 Sep 2009 - 04 Jun 2010 Yukio Hatoyama ............................ 1947-

04 Jun 2010 - 02 Sep 2011 Naoto Kan ................................. 1946-

02 Sep 2011 -             Yoshihiko Noda ............................ 1957-