Resource: Japan's Reaction to Obama's Victory
This collection of articles and video clips offers insight into various reactions in Japan to Barack Obama's victory, from Prime Minister Aso's official statement to issues concerning the government to all-out celebrations in the tiny town of Obama, Japan, to editorials discussing the pros and cons of Japan's relationship with the US government.
Resource: Komako Kimura and Women's Suffrage
Komako Kimura, along with 20,000 other suffragists, marches on Fifth Avenue in 1917.
Lesson: Japan in the World Since 1945
Grade Level: SecondarySubject Area: Social Studies
This lesson explores Japan's politics after the Allied Occupation, in particular the close but conflicted relationship with the United States, the sometimes strained relations with China and South Korea, and Japan's military policy.
Resource: Saigo Takamori Statue
This statue of Saigo Takamori, a leader in the Meiji Restoration and later rebel against the Meiji government, is a famous meeting point in Ueno Park in Tokyo.
Resource: Student-Police Clash over Okinawa Reversion Treaty
Students, upset over the US maintaining bases after the return of Okinawa to Japan, clashed with police in 1971.
Essay: The Meiji Restoration Era, 1868-1889
In this essay, historian James Huffman outlines the history of the critical transition Japan underwent between 1868 and 1889, as well as providing some background about the events leading up to this period of rapid societal change.
Resource: Tanaka Kakuei outside court
Former Prime Minister TANAKA Kakuei outside court after his conviction for taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Lockheed Corporation to steer business their way.
Essay: Contemporary Japan, 1989–Present
Professor Peter Frost gives his interpretation of the economic, social and international challenges facing contemporary Japan.
Essay: Early Japan (50,000 BC – 710 AD)
Historian Martin Colcutt of Princeton University provides an overview of Early Japanese history.
Essay: Japan's Medieval Age: The Kamakura & Muromachi Periods
Historian Martin Colcutt outlines the turbulent period between the mid-12th & mid-16th centuries in Japan.
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