Japan - History

• Early Japan (until 710) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2131.html
• Nara and Heian Periods (710 - 1185) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2132.html
• Kamakura Period (1192 - 1333) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2133.html
• Muromachi Period (1333 - 1573) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2134.html
• Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573 - 1603) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2123.html
• Edo Period (1603 - 1867) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2128.html
• Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2130.html
• Militarism and WW2 (1912 - 1945) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2129.html
• Postwar (since 1945) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2124.html
• History Overview http://www.japan-101.com/history/history_complete_overview.htm
• Timeline of Japan’s History http://www.japan-101.com/history/history_timeline.htm
• WWI to WWII - Japan's History http://www.japan-101.com/history/history_ww1_ww2.htm
• First contact with the west - Japan's History http://www.japan-101.com/history/history_west_first_contact.htm
• Tokyo's History - From Edo to Modern Japan Capitol http://www.japan-101.com/history/tokyo_history.htm
• Okinawa History - Events Through 1945 http://www.japan-101.com/history/okinawa_history.htm
• The Lost Decade - Japan's History http://www.japan-101.com/history/history_lost_decade.htm
• Convention of Kanagawa - Commodore Perry Opens Trade http://www.japan-101.com/history/convention_of_kanagawa.htm
• Hanshin Earthquake - Hyogo Japan, January 17, 1995 http://www.japan-101.com/history/hanshin_earthquake.htm
• Heiji Rebellion - Rival Subjects of Emperor Go-Shirakawa http://www.japan-101.com/history/heiji_rebellion.htm
• Japanese Era Name - Calendar Used to Count Years http://www.japan-101.com/history/japanese_era_name.htm
• Japanese Expansionism - Colonies Compete with Europeans http://www.japan-101.com/history/japanese_expansionism.htm
• Japanese Peace Bell - Gift from Japan to United Nations http://www.japan-101.com/history/japanese_peace_bell.htm
• Kusanagi - Legendary Japanese Sword http://www.immortalthor.net/item-grasscutter.html
• Nakasendo - Road Connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakasend%C5%8D
• Radio Tokyo - Japan Broadcasting Corporation www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/
• Richard Sorge - spy for Soviet Union in Japan www.nndb.com/people/708/000113369/
• Sessho and Kampaku - title of assistant to child emperor www.docoja.com/dico/histxtg25.html
• South Manchuria Railway - founded by Japan in 1906 www.spiritus-temporis.com/south-manchuria-railway/
• Taira - honorary surname bestowed by emperors www.docstoc.com/docs/418947/Learning_from_shogun - 453k
• Yoshiwara - famous red-light district in Edo www.economicexpert.com/a/Yoshiwara.htm

Historical Periods - http://www.jref.com/culture/japanese_history_timeline.shtml

• Kofun Period - 250 AD to 538 AD
• Asuka Period - 538 AD to 710 AD Nara Period - 710 AD to 784 AD
• Heian Period - 794 AD to 1185 AD
• Kamakura Period - 1185 AD to 1333 AD
• Muromachi Period - 1336 AD to 1573 AD
• Nanboku-cho - part of Muromachi period
• Azuchi Momoyama Period - 1568 AD to 1600 AD
• Edo Period - 1600 AD to 1876 AD
• Jomon Period - 10,000 BC to 300 BC
• Sengoku Period - 1476 AD to 1615 AD
• Yamato Period - 250 AD to 710 AD
• Yayoi Period - 300 BC to 250 AD
• Taisho period - time of the liberal movement 1912 - 1926

Military History

• Guandong Army - Japanese Unit in Mainland China www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=213109
• Haguro - Nachi Class Heavy Cruiser Imperial Japanese Navy www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/nachi-ca.htm
• Wars with China & Russia - Japan's History www.onwar.com/aced/data/romeo/russojapanese1904.htm
• Japanese Submarine I-52 - Japanese Cargo Submarine www.combinedfleet.com/ss.htm
• Hogen Rebellion - Japanese Civil War of 1156 www.historyofwar.org/articles/timeline_japan_1400.html
• Ko-hyoteki Class Submarine - Japanese Midget Submarines http://sub-log.com/midget_submarines_a_brief_history
• Kurile Island conflict - Dispute Between Russia and Japan www.jfir.or.jp/e/commentary/050507.htm
• Marco Polo Bridge Incident - Japan's Imperial Army vs China www.spiritus-temporis.com/marco-polo-bridge-incident/the-battle.html
• Purple code - US name for Japanese Foreign Office code ussslcca25.com/japscode.htm
• Nanjing Massacre - atrocities against Chinese civilians www.users.bigpond.com/battleforAustralia/JapWarCrimes/TenWarCrimes/Rape_Nanking.html
• Russian Imperialism in Asia and the Russo-Japanese War en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War
• Satsuma Rebellion - revolt of Satsuma against Imperial Japanese Army www.taisho.com/satsuma.html
• Shimabara Rebellion - uprising of Japanese peasants militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars16011800/p/shimabara.htm
• Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) - the Jiawu War chinatravelz.com/china/Shandong/Weihai/jiawu-war/index.asp
• Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) - major invasion of eastern China by Japan www.fas.harvard.edu/~asiactr/sino-japanese/engmilbib.pdf
• Togo Heihachiro - Japanese admiral and naval hero www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Togo-Hei.html
• Treaty of Portsmouth - ending the Russo-Japanese War http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Treaty_of_Portsmouth
• Treaty of Shimonoseki - Aka Treaty of Maguan http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Treaty-of-Shimonoseki

Japan’s Government History

• Cloistered Rule - Japan Emperor's Secret Ruling http://www.japan-101.com/history/cloistered_rule.htm
• Count Ito Hirobumi – Japan’s first prime minister www.transpacificradio.com/2006/12/21/ito-hirobumi/
• Enomoto Takeaki - Declaring Hokkaido as Independent Nation http://www.pro-researcher.co.uk/encyclopaedia/english/enomoto_takeaki
• Five Charter Oath - Outline for Meiji Government of Japan afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/modernhist/meiji.html
• Fujiwara Family - Regents who monopolised Sekkan, Sessho and Kampaku http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Fujiwara:clan.html
• Fujiwara no Michinaga - Fujiwara Control over Government http://moritas.org/Before/fujiwara.htm
• Emperor Akihito - 125th Emperor of Japan http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-01.html
• Hirohito, Emperor of Japan - Tale of a Legendary Reign http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohito
• Katsu Kaishu - Stateman in Japan in Late Shogunate Period http://www.robynbuntin.com/MoreByArtist.asp?ArtistID=606
• Kemmu Restoration - Kamakura to Ashikaga Shogunate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemmu_restoration
• Kizokuin - Japan's House of Peers, Imperial Diet http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9030397/Diet
• Kondo Isami - Chief of the Shinsen-Gumi of Japan http://www.animeigo.com/SamLiner/SHINLINER.t
• Katsura Taro - Soldier, Politician and Prime Minister of Japan http://www.indopedia.org/Katsura_Taro.html
• Kazoku - Hereditary Peerage of Japan 1869-1947 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/kazoku/
• Kishi Nobusuke – 56th &%7th Prime Minister http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9045655/Kishi-Nobusuke#216003.hook
• Kotoku Shusui - Introducing Anarchism to Japan http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/lookup/encyclopedia/ko/Kotoku_Shusui.html
• Kyoho Reforms - Eight Shogunate Financially Solvent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dh%C5%8D_Reforms
• Lansing-Ishii Agreement - Open Door Policy in China http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1351.html
• Meiji Emperor - 122nd Emperor of Japan http://compsoc.net/~gemini/simons/historyweb/meiji-emperor.html
• Meiji Restoration - Change in Political and Social Structure http://www.thecorner.org/hist/japan/meiji1.htm

World War II & Japan

• Anti-Comintern Pact - Nazi-Germany & Japan Align http://www.users.bigpond.com/battleforAustralia/historicalbackground/JapMilaggro2.html
• Arisaka - Japanese Military Bolt-action Rifles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arisaka
• Comfort Women - Sexual Slavery in Japan's Army http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue9/morris_review.html
• Fire Balloons - Incendiary Devices Launched by Japan http://www.seanet.com/~johnco/fugo.htm
• Gyokuon-housou - Hirohito's Surrender of Japanese Military http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Gyokuon-hōsō
• Battle of Guadalcanal http://worldwar2database.com/html/guadalcanal.htm
• Battle of Iwo Jima www.historynet.com/battle-of-iwo-jima.htm
• Battle of Leyte Gulf www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/articles/leytegulfrevisited.aspx
• Battle of Midway www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/midway/mid-2.htm
• Battle of Okinawa www.army.mil/cmh/books/wwii/okinawa/
• Battle of Peleliu http://home.sprynet.com/~kier/peleliu.htm
• Battle of Sekigahara - Tokugawa Shogunate of Japanhttp://www.hku.hk/history/nakasendo/sekibatl.htm
• Battle of the Coral Sea http://worldwar2database.com/html/coralsea.htm
• Battle of Tsushima http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-127798919.html
• Battle of the Yalu River http://www.russojapanesewar.com/yalu1894.html
• Bombing of Tokyo in World War II http://worldwar2database.com/html/japanbom.htm
• Hiroshima City Japan www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm
• Sakai Saburo -   www.mishalov.com/Sakai.html
• SCAP - Supreme Commander Allied Powers, title for Douglas MacArthur ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=3&list=Ground
• Toyoda Soemu - Japanese admiral of World War II www.123exp-biographies.com/t/00034156625
• Yamamoto Isoroku - Japanese naval commander of World War II www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-383078.html