begin the imperial dynasty that continues to occupy the throne today. Japan adopts Chinese written characters. Shotoku Taishi (574-622) begins to shape Japanese society and government more after the ...

The wedding of Japanese Princess Ayako to the commoner Kei Moriya seals her departure from the Imperial Family. Despite the auspicious occasion, many in Japan are concerned about maintaining the ...

European countries expanded their colonies in Asia and Africa. By the mid-19th century, the western powers had forced the Qing dynasty of China and Japan to open their doors and then asked the same of ...

For the first time in modern history, Japan has an Emperor and Emperor Emeritus at the same time. Some have raised concerns it could look like there are two symbols of the state. But the Imperial ...

GLUCK: From 1932, when Manchuria became a puppet state of Japan, it was the center of Japan's empire, something like the jewel in the imperial crown ... on the parts of China adjacent ...

To the north of the pagoda stood the main hall of the temple, which resembled the style of the Taiji Hall in the imperial palace ... development in China from Japanese temples.

Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China. This paper studies the relationship between military conflicts and state-building in pre-imperial China ...

We need to shift the focus to the Far East because that is where Japan is, whose kōshitsu, or Imperial House, has been at the helm ... who began to break China’s influence. Focused on internal ...

Adopting a thematic approach, she highlights the political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural changes and continuities of the period often conceptualized as 'Middle Imperial China'.

It is a concept dating back to Japan's imperial era and denotes a sense of ... not just in Japan, but in much of China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South East Asia. Getty Images Activities ...

In 1926, when Japanese Emperor Hirohito ascended the Imperial throne, he was revered by millions of Japanese people as a living god. Almost 100 years later, the world's oldest continuing monarchy ...

The Imperial Household Agency on Wednesday released the list of 1,918 invitees to a garden party to be hosted by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct ...