Shōwa period

period of Japanese history within the 20th century CE (1926-1989)

The Shōwa period (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai), also known as the Shōwa era, was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Taishō and before Heisei. This period started on December 25, 1926 and ended on January 7, 1989.[1] During this time, the emperor was Shōwa-tennō ((昭和天皇), also known as Hirohito (裕仁)[2]

The nengō Shōwa means "Brilliant Harmony"[3]

This was the longest period or era in Japanese new history.

Events of the Shōwa period

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The years in which Shōwa was the Japanese monarch comprise this period or era.[4]

World War II was an important part of the era.

Politics

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References

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  Media related to Shōwa era at Wikimedia Commons

Shōwa 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Shōwa 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31th 32th 33th 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Shōwa 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51th 52th 53th 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Shōwa 61st 62nd 63rd 64th
1986 1987 1988 1989
Preceded by:
Taishō
Era or nengō:
Shōwa
Succeeded by:
Heisei