The following editorial appeared in Tuesday's Yomiuri Shimbun: Tuesday marks the passage of 150 years since an Imperial edict was issued to change the name of the era to "Meiji" on Oct. 23, 1868 ...

This episode explores how the Meiji Restoration propelled Japan from a feudal society into a modern imperial power. Through a series of sweeping military, political, and economic reforms, Japan ...

The year 2018 has seen many events in Japan marking 150 years since the Meiji Restoration. While the year 1868 was crucial to the fall of the shogunate and the establishment of a new government ...

The year 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration, which ended about 250 years of self-imposed isolation and marked the beginning of Japan's efforts to become a major ...

ANGLO-JAPANESE CONNECTIONS: Britain and Japan: Biographical Portraits III, edited by J.E. Hoare. Richmond, Surrey, England: Japan Library, Curzon Press Ltd., 1999 ...

In 1889 the Meiji constitution, modelled along Prussian lines, enshrined both representative government and reverence for the emperor. Together, these were potent steps.

The Meiji Restoration of 1868 eventually came to impact all of society, ushering in rapid change – and Westernisation – in fields from military organisation to fine art.

The huge size of this book should not scare off readers. Keene, a world authority on Japanese literature, is a master at giving life and substance to Japanese customs. Histories of the Meiji ...