The enthronement ceremony for Emperor Taishō set a precedent for all subsequent imperial accessions. Until then, emperors ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in a private ceremony at the Imperial ...

The postwar mood of pacifism manifested itself in various ways in Japan. In January 1920, Emperor Taishō issued an “imperial ordinance on the restoration of peace,” exhorting citizens to take ...

Often referred to as the period of Taishō Democracy, this complex period might be better understood as a negotiation for some popular rights within the context of an imperial political system. The ...

Hirohito was the son of Emperor Taishō. The sickly Emperor Taishō (son of Emperor Meiji) was Japan's new leader. The era saw power change hands from old oligarchs to democratic parties.

She was the first to receive the title “Empress Consort,” and became the adoptive mother of the future Emperor Taishō and grandmother of Hirohito, who would succeed Taishō as Emperor in 1926. An ...

The Type 11, named after the eleventh year of the reign of Emperor Taishō, or 1922, was modeled after the French Hotchkiss air-cooled, gas-operated heavy machine gun. However, the Japanese wanted ...