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The history of Japan and its people gives you background so you can understand what records are available for certain time periods. | The history of Japan and its people gives you background so you can understand what records are available for certain time periods. | ||
==Brief history of Japan== | |||
with emphasis on events that affect records: | |||
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| '''500 AD''' <br> | | '''500 AD''' <br> | ||
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| '''1889 AD''' | | '''1889 AD''' | ||
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A constitutional monarchy and a parliament (diet) were established by the constitution. | |||
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| '''1894 AD''' | | '''1894 AD''' | ||
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Japan was successful in wars with China. Useful gazetteers of Manchuria were written by Japanese people in the Japanese language. | Japan was successful in wars with China. Useful gazetteers of Manchuria were written by Japanese people in the Japanese language. | ||
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| '''1898 AD''' | | '''1898 AD''' | ||
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The ''koseki'' included all of the members of a household owner’s extended family. | The ''koseki'' included all of the members of a household owner’s extended family. | ||
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| '''1948 AD''' | | '''1948 AD''' | ||
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The ''koseki'' was changed to include only the householder’s immediate family. | |||
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[[Category:Japan]] | [[Category:Japan]] | ||