Japan
Empire of Japan
日本
Location of Japan
Government TypeFederal constitutional monarchy
Languages
  • Japanese (official)

Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nippon) is an island country located in Northeast Asia. The Japanese islands extend from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Tokara Strait, and are bordered by the Eastern Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Japan shares a border with the Ainu National Republic on the island of Ezo and is a stone's throw away from the Amami Islands of Tauland.

History

Government and Politics

Demographics

Culture

List of leaders

House of Yamato

  • Go-Sai (1655-1658)
  • Reigen (1658-1691)
  • Takakawa (1691-1711)
  • Chozono (1711-1720)
  • Momozono (1720-1758)
  • Komei (1758-1766)
  • Sakuramachi (1766-1781)
  • Go-Momozono (1781-1794)
  • Go-Komei (1794-1803)
  • Shosei (1803-1839)
  • Jungen (1839-1850)
  • Fuyama (1850-1858)
  • Go-Jungen (1858-1877)
  • Reimikado (1877-1883)
  • Kowa (1883-1895)
  • Go-Sakuramachi (1895-1905)
  • Go-Kowa (1905-1938)
  • Kokaku (1938-1950)
  • Yoko (1950-1954)

Tokugawa shoguns

Name Reign Duration Monarch
Muneharu 1716 1750 34 years
Yoshimune 1750 1754 4 years

See also