JAPANESE HISTORY
Japan has a long history with the first humans arriving around 35,000 B.C.. The position of Japan relative to the Asian mainland had played a significant role in the country's development. Although the archipelago is situated near the mainland, there is still a considerable amount of open sea, which separates the two landmasses. Throughout most of Japan's history, it has been closed to the outside world refusing to open its borders to foreigners. The sakoku policy, literal translation "locked country", enacted in 1633 by the Tokugawa Shogunate prevented foreigners from entering Japan on penalty of death. The same policy also prevented Japanese from leaving Japan (Brief history of Japan, 2013). There are a lot of periods in Japan's history, such as Kofun Period, Edo Period, Meiji period and so on.
In 1868, Emperor Meiji moved his government from Kyoto to Tokyo and set Japan on a course of modernization that would transform it from a feudal society to an industrialized nation in the course of only a few decades. Western culture and influence flowed into Japan at a rapid tempo, including Western dress, food, architecture, industry, and more. Following World War II, Japan adopted a democratic constitution that, among other things, stipulated that sovereign power resided with the people, denounced war, and guaranteed human rights as eternal and inviolable. In 1964, Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympic Games, broadcasting to the world that Japan was indeed a modern, industrialized nation (Birth of Modern Japan).
Reference:
Facts about Japan. Brief history of Japan. Retrieved from http://www.facts-about-japan.com/brief-history.html
Japan: Official Guide. Birth of Modern Japan. Retrieved from http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/essential/overview/history.html
In 1868, Emperor Meiji moved his government from Kyoto to Tokyo and set Japan on a course of modernization that would transform it from a feudal society to an industrialized nation in the course of only a few decades. Western culture and influence flowed into Japan at a rapid tempo, including Western dress, food, architecture, industry, and more. Following World War II, Japan adopted a democratic constitution that, among other things, stipulated that sovereign power resided with the people, denounced war, and guaranteed human rights as eternal and inviolable. In 1964, Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympic Games, broadcasting to the world that Japan was indeed a modern, industrialized nation (Birth of Modern Japan).
Reference:
Facts about Japan. Brief history of Japan. Retrieved from http://www.facts-about-japan.com/brief-history.html
Japan: Official Guide. Birth of Modern Japan. Retrieved from http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/essential/overview/history.html
TIMELINE
Settlement and Population of Japan on Dipity.