Taisho Period
Japan's Taisho period (1912–1926) was the period of the reign of the Taisho emperor, the son and successor of the Meiji emperor, during whose reign Japan had ended its long isolation from most of the rest of the world and began its quick modernization. The Taisho period started on a liberal note, with so-called Taisho Democracy, a national movement to protect constitutional government and to democratize not only politics but also the economy, education, and other areas of culture. The Taisho period can be divided into the pre–World War I period and the postwar period.
Meiji Period; Russo-Japanese War; Showa Period; Sino-Japanese War
Further Reading
Imai Seiichi, ed. (1990) Nihon kindaishi no kyozo to jitsuzo (False and Real Images of Modern Japanese History). Tokyo: Otsuki Shoten.
Inoguchi Takashi, and Daniel I. Okimoto. (1988) The Political Economy of Japan. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
Kinbara Samon, ed. (1994) Taisho Democracy. Tokyo: Yoshikawa Kobunkan.
Minami Ryoshin. (1970) Nihon keizai no tenkanten (The Turning Point of the Japanese Economy) Tokyo: Sobunsha.
Namamura Takahusa. (1986) Nihon keizai (The Japanese Economy). Tokyo: Tokyo University Press.
Okawa Kazushi. (1974) Choki keizai tokei (Long-Term Economic Statistics). Tokyo: Toyokeizai Shinposha.
Yui Masaomi, ed. (1977) Taisho Democracy. Vol. 12. Tokyo: Seiyudo.
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