Showa era

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Japanese era historical era

The Shōwa era was the period of Emperor Hirohito’s reign in Japan (1926–1989), marked by militarization and World War II, followed by rapid postwar economic growth and modernization.

Aliases (11)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese era → historical era →
capital	Tokyo →
constitutionAdopted	1947 Japanese Constitution →
country	Japan →
culturalDevelopment	growth of mass consumer culture → rise of Japanese popular culture and media industries →
economicPhase	high-speed economic growth → mature economy and bubble period → postwar reconstruction → prewar industrialization → wartime controlled economy →
endDate	1989-01-07 →
eraNameMeaning	Bright peace →
foreignPolicyEarly	imperialist expansion →
foreignPolicyPostwar	pacifism →
governmentTypeEarly	militarist monarchy →
governmentTypePostwar	constitutional monarchy →
keyAlliancePostwar	Japan–United States alliance →
keyLegalChange	renunciation of war in Article 9 of the Constitution →
majorEvent	1964 Tokyo Olympics → 1970 Osaka Expo → Allied occupation reforms → Atomic bombing of Hiroshima → Atomic bombing of Nagasaki → Attack on Pearl Harbor → Invasion of Manchuria → Japanese asset price bubble → Japan’s surrender in World War II → Korean War economic boom → Mukden Incident → Pacific War → Second Sino-Japanese War → Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal → oil shocks of the 1970s →
namedAfter	Emperor Shōwa →
periodIncludes	Allied occupation of Japan → Cold War era in Japan → Japanese militarist expansion → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II → postwar economic miracle →
populationTrend	baby boom after World War II → rapid urbanization →
predecessorEra	Taishō era →
reigningEmperor	Emperor Shōwa → Hirohito →
startDate	1926-12-25 →
successorEra	Heisei era →

Referenced by (80)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harukichi Hyakutake ("Shōwa period") → Hata Shunroku ("Shōwa period") → Hayato Ikeda ("Shōwa period") → Hideki Tojo ("Shōwa period") → Imperial Japanese Army ("Shōwa period") → Imperial Japanese Naval Academy ("Showa period") → Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff ("Showa period") → Inejiro Asanuma ("Shōwa period") → Isamu Chō ("Shōwa period") → Iwane Matsui ("Shōwa period") → Japanese 10th Division ("Showa period") → Japanese 3rd Division ("Shōwa period") → Jisaburō Ozawa ("Shōwa period") → Kakuei Tanaka ("Shōwa period") → Kure Naval Arsenal ("Showa period") → Mamoru Shigemitsu ("Shōwa period") → Masaharu Homma ("Shōwa period") → Masaru Ibuka ("Shōwa period") → Meiji Constitution ("early Shōwa period") → Minoru Ōta ("Shōwa period") → Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard ("Showa period") → Mitsuru Ushijima ("Shōwa period") → Naval War College (Japan) ("Shōwa period (pre-1945)") → Noboru Takeshita ("Shōwa period") → Okada Keisuke ("Shōwa period (early)") → Okamura Yasuji ("Shōwa period") → Osami Nagano ("Shōwa period") → Otozō Yamada ("Shōwa period") → Prince Asaka Yasuhiko ("Shōwa period") → Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu ("Shōwa period") → Prince Iyesato Tokugawa ("early Showa period") → Princess Kazuko ("Shōwa era") → Princess Shigeko ("Shōwa era") → Rear Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) ("Showa period") → Saitō Makoto ("Shōwa period") → Sasebo Naval Arsenal ("Showa period") → Shigeru Yoshida ("Shōwa period") → Soemu Toyoda ("Shōwa period") → Tadamichi Kuribayashi ("Shōwa period") → Takeo Takagi ("Shōwa period") → Yamashita Tomoyuki ("Shōwa period") → Yasuhiro Nakasone ("Shōwa period") → Yoshijiro Umezu ("Shōwa period") → 山下奉文 ("Shōwa period") →	era
Army Minister of Japan ("Showa period") → February 26 Incident ("Shōwa period") → Itagaki Seishirō ("Shōwa period") → Maizuru Naval Arsenal ("Showa period") → Navy Minister of Japan ("Showa period") → Saitō Makoto ("early Shōwa period") →	historicalPeriod
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ("Shōwa period (pre-1945)") → Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) ("Shōwa period") → Imperial Japanese Army Academy ("Shōwa period") → Imperial Ordinances of Japan ("early Showa period") → Imperial Universities of Japan →	timePeriod
Emperor Hirohito ("Shōwa") → Empress Kōjun ("Shōwa") →	eraName
Ministry of War of Japan ("Showa period (pre-1945)") →	activeDuring
Kiichi Miyazawa ("Shōwa era") →	activeInPeriod
Showa Day →	associatedWithEra
Kigensetsu ("early Showa period") →	associatedWithPeriod
Bright Peace ("Shōwa era") →	correspondsToEra
Shinsekai →	culturalEraAssociation
Emperor Taishō ("Shōwa period") →	eraFollowed
Taisho era →	followedBy
Heisei ("Shōwa") →	follows
Taishin-in ("early Shōwa period") →	historicalEra
Imperial General Headquarters ("Shōwa period (pre-1945)") →	locatedInTime
Showa Day →	namedAfter
House of Yamato ("Shōwa period") →	notablePeriod
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ("Shōwa period") →	operatedIn
Navy Ministry of Japan ("Shōwa period (pre-1945)") →	operatedInTheTimePeriod
Bright Peace ("昭和") →	originalKanji
House of Peers ("early Shōwa period") →	partOfPeriod
Emperor Hirohito ("Shōwa") →	posthumousName
Bright Peace ("Shōwa") →	refersTo
Emperor Hirohito ("Shōwa") →	regnalName
Bright Peace ("Shōwa") →	romanizationOfOriginal
Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan ("Showa period") →	typicalPeriodCovered
大田実 ("昭和時代") →	時代