History of Asia

• Edo Unemployment Measures-Edo Prisoner Problem and Yui Shosetsu Ran-

  Edos Bunji politics In the article at the beginning of, I mentioned the unemployment of samurai, but this time I would like to dig a little deeper. Transition from martial arts politics to civilian politics After Ieyasu Tokugawa opened the shogunate and destroyed the Toyotomi clan in the Sie

• Matsudaira Yorihiro, a famous man who succeeded in promoting the clan's industry

  The political system of the Edo period was the bakuhan system, shogunate Is centralized The clan is local autonomy I was taking. Local autonomy by the clan at that time did not have the subsidies and local grants as it is now, and all the expenses required by the clan were covered by the promo

• World War I war economy and rice riots

  Since the Meiji era, Japan has been a trade deficit country with excess imports, and the Russo-Japanese War After that, the national finance was in a critical situation. However, World War I changed the situation. Improvement of balance of payments due to rapid increase in exports In Wor

• Active Seikanron and Japan's overseas expansion

  The world situation surrounding Japan in the early Meiji era had entered an imperialist era in which colonization was being pursued. Under these circumstances, the Meiji government will implement a high-pressure foreign policy toward Asian countries in the same way as Western countries. North-

• Around the world by the Iwakura Mission

  In 1871, an ambassador was formed headed by Tomomi Iwakura. Participating in the delegation were Toshimichi Okubo, Takayoshi Kido, Hirobumi Ito 46 envoys, 18 attendants, 43 international students It was a large family of 107 people in all. Influential people from the feudal clan were appoint

• The controversy over Korea that tore the government

  In 1873 (Meiji 6), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a bill on the Korean issue. The content is Koreas [ disrespectful ] Was to take military action to correct. This proposal is a kick-start, and the new government splits in half. [ Seikanron dispute ] Will start. The controversy over Kore

• Japan's last civil war, Satsuma Rebellion and Saigo Takamori

  After the inauguration of the Meiji government, as a result of advancing modernization policies, the privileges of the former samurai class were deprived one after another. Also, some of the samurai who joined the new government army during the Boshin War were dissatisfied with the government beca

• National movement "Freedom and People's Rights Movement" involving wealthy farmers

  January 1874 Seikanron Itagaki Taisuke, Goto Shojiro, Eto Shinpei Will submit a white paper. [White Paper on the Establishment of the Peoples Assembly] Tyranny of government bureaucrats Severely criticized [ Kogi Seitai wo Zhangru When the white paper that insisted on the establishment

• Request to open a parliament that spread nationwide

  The Freedom and Peoples Rights Movement, which sought the rights of the samurai, was temporarily down, but it was reheated as a movement to open a parliament, and it expanded nationwide, involving local influential people such as landowners and urban commerce and industry. I went. Political change

• The beginning of Matsukata finance and modern Japanese capitalism aimed at eliminating inflation

  The government, which has been busy responding to the rebellion of farmers, the rebellion of the samurai, and the Freedom and Peoples Rights Movement, which has been occurring frequently since the beginning of the Meiji era, faces financial problems as early as possible. 1873 Land Tax Reform p

• Constitutional law and establishment of the Imperial Diet

  1881 Apologize for opening the Diet issued by the government At the same time, preparation for constitutional law It took. Political change in the 14th year of the Meiji era In 1882, the government sent Hirobumi Ito and others to Europe to investigate the constitution. Hirobumi Ito He l

• 40-year revision of the unequal treaty

  Consular jurisdiction abolition of unequal treaty signed by Edo Shogunate with Western countries And restoration of tariff autonomy Is an important diplomatic issue for the Meiji government, aiming to become a wealthy soldier. It was. Negotiations to revise the unequal treaty This unequal

• The Sino-Japanese War where Japan and the Qing dynasty clash over Korea

  Japan is Sino-Japanese Friendship Treaty With the conclusion of the agreement, Korea was opened and gained a foothold for expanding into the continent. Since then, the Korean Peninsula will be the stage for two Japanese-Chinese proxy wars. Two armed coups on the Korean Peninsula The Govern

• Triple Intervention by Russia, France and Germany

  Sino-Japanese War Japan won in 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki We signed a peace treaty with the Qing dynasty. Treaty of Shimonoseki The content of Qing dynasty recognizes Korea as a completely independent country Transfer Liaodong Peninsula and Taiwan / Penghu Islands to Japan Pay

• Engagement with the Russian Empire

  Japan has been expanding its armaments in preparation for Russias southward policy. At the same time, by advancing the invasion of China and Korea, we will form imperialism alongside the great powers. After the Triple Intervention after the Sino-Japanese War, the government made a postwar manageme

• The current 47 prefectures were actually in the process of being reorganized! ??

  In our Japan, it has been divided into 47 prefectures since the Meiji era. These were established in the Abolition of the Clan in the early Meiji era. It is due to. This is Okubo Toshimichi in order to centralize the authority by the new government. Has been pushing forward. Transition of co

• Battle of Angaur Island

  I was planning to introduce Mr. Hiroshi Funasaka, who is famous for being immortal ... At the place where Mr. Funasakas unit was placed Why was the battle going on? What kind of battle was it? I thought that it would be easier to understand if I understood it before I talked about the biograph

• The victory of the Russo-Japanese War by Japan, a small country that surprised the world

  Although Japan was in a state of heightened tension with Russia over the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria, negotiations between Japan and Russia have been underway since 1903. During the negotiations, the theory of war with Russia intensified in Japan, and Konoe Atsumaro Organizes a Tairo Doshikai

• Oda Nobunaga's military reforms aimed at Tenkafubu ② [Effective use of weapons]

  In the second part of Nobunagas military reform, I would like to calmly analyze the battle and see how to effectively utilize weapons by throwing weapons according to the war situation. A long spear that is three times as large as a human Nobunaga is famous for actively using the latest weapons

• Ansei Purge by the opening of the country and Naosuke Ii

  Rōjū / Masahiro Abe before Perrys arrival Feels the need for reforms in the shogunate and embarks on it. This reform is Ansei Reforms It is called Kyoho Reform, Kansei Reform, Tenpo Reform of the three major reforms of the Shogunate. It is said to be the next reform. The contents of the refor