Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Tokugawa shogunate's founder and first shogun, is considered as one of the most important figures in Japanese history. He put an end to the Warring States era and brought about the Edo period, which was characterised by peace and stability.
The Three Unifiers, three Sengoku, or Warring States warlords who fought to unify Japan and bring peace to the land were all born in and around the Nagoya area. All three are considered heroes to this day, and all three had different characters.
After a stunning victory over a rival at the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, Nobunaga set out asserting his influence in South Central Honshu, the main island of Japan. Alongside his loyal generals Hideyoshi and Ieyasu, he came close to unifying Japan under one banner for the first time in over a century.
Sakamoto Ryoma, undoubtedly one of Japan's most influential and revered historical figures, played an essential role in the overthrow of the Edo Period (1603-1868) feudal shogunate, and helped pave the way toward the establishment of the Meiji government.
1. Hayao Miyazaki. One of the most famous Japanese people in the world, Hayao Miyazaki is a legendary animator and film director. He is best known for his work on classic animated films such as My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke.
In the 16th century in Malacca, Portuguese traders first heard from Malay and Indonesian the names Jepang, Jipang, and Jepun. In 1577 it was first recorded in English, spelled Giapan.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598 CE) was a Japanese military leader who, along with his predecessor Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582 CE) and his successor Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616 CE), is credited with unifying Japan in the 16th century CE.
Tokugawa Yoshimune, (born Nov. 27, 1684, Kii Province, Japan—died July 12, 1751, Edo), eighth Tokugawa shogun, who is considered one of Japan's greatest rulers. His far-reaching reforms totally reshaped the central administrative structure and temporarily halted the decline of the shogunate.
In the past 50 years, three Japanese leaders have become global leaders in their own right: Nakasone Yasuhiro (in office from 1982-87); Koizumi Junichiro (from 2001-06) and Abe Shinzo (from 2006-07 and 2012-20). Of these, history will view Abe as the most consequential.
Fumio Kishida is the current prime minister of Japan, replacing Yoshihide Suga on 4 October 2021. As of 21 July 2023, there have been 64 individual prime ministers serving 101 terms of office.
In The First Samurai, you'll discover the amazing true story of Taira Masakado, Japan's first samurai hero.
Two of the most popular heroes in Japan, Saigō Takamori and Sakamoto Ryōma, were supporters of the Meiji emperor and powerful daimyō who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate.
The majority of the Japanese people know Musashi Miyamoto as Japan's most famous and most skilled swordsman. His status among the Japanese has reached mythic proportions in the same measure that Westerners would give to Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan. The life of Musashi is the gold standard of samurai in Japan.
The band decided to split just as they were beginning to achieve major commercial success both in the UK and internationally, with Oil on Canvas becoming their highest charting UK album, reaching No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart, a rare feat for a live album.
After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A.
Names for the war
Japan used the name Greater East Asia War (大東亜戦争, Dai Tō-A Sensō), as chosen by a cabinet decision on 10 December 1941, to refer to both the war with the Western Allies and the ongoing war in China.
This article explores the various nicknames of Japan, including "The Land of the Rising Sun", "The Land of Samurai", "The Land of Cherry Blossoms" and "The Land of Gods and Spirits". It also explains the origin and significance behind these nicknames, as well as Japan's official name, Nippon.
The early names for Japan
While Japanese people usually refer to their country as Nihon or Nippon these days, in early texts, the names Oyashima (mother island) or Yamato (which was written with the Chinese characters for great and wa, see below) were used.
That man is Osamu Tezuka, frequently nicknamed the "god of manga," the "godfather of anime," and the "Walt Disney of Japan." At long last, a new biography of Tezuka has arrived in the US — 14 years after its Japanese debut. Recently translated by Frederik L.
Parrot Analytics has found that the audience demand for The Boys is 6.4 times the demand of the average TV series in Japan in the last 30 days. 8.6% of all shows in this market have this level of demand.
Japan's total population was 125.41 million, down just over half a million people from a year earlier, and there was a 10.7% jump in foreign residents with addresses registered in Japan, the ministry said.