Replaced emperor-based system with popular sovereignty
Eliminated samurai armies
Tōhoku
Earthquake, Tsunami & Nuclear Crisis- March 11, 2011
This
severe natural disaster began with a very powerful earthquake of a 9.0
magnitude on the northeast coast of Honshu
The
earthquake initiated a series of large tsunami waves that affected many coastal
areas
Continuing
in the very unfortunate domino effect the tsunami instigated a major nuclear
incident at the power station which was along the coast
The
combined total of confirmed deaths and missing people is more than 22,000. The
high number of deaths were caused by the initial disasters as well as post
disaster health conditions.
First
Shogun -1185-1868
Controlled
foreign policy, the military and feudal patronage
"shogun"
is a title that was granted by the Emperor
The
samurai leader Minamoto Yoritomo was the First Shogun
Pearl
Harbor Attack- December 7, 1941
On
this day the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the US Naval base
at Pearl Harbor which is located in Hawaii
Japanese
forces were trained for about a year to prepare for the attack
The
attack killed 2,403 service members, injured 1,178 more and sank or destroyed
six U.S. ships.
Shinzō
Abe- 2012-Current
Japanese
politician who is serving as Prime Minister as well as Leader of the Liberal
Democratic party
Son
of Shintaro Abe who was a former Secretary General of the LDP (Liberal
Democratic Party)
Abe
was the First Japanese Prime Minister to visit Pearl Harbor with a US President
on December 27, 2016
