The history of Japan is conceived into 4 general groups; Prehistoric and ancient Japan (Paleolithic and Jōmon period, Yayoi Period and Kofun period), classical Japan (Asuka period, Nara period and the Heian period), medieval Japan (Kamakura period and the Muromachi period and modern Japan (Edo period, Meiji period, Taishō period, Shōwa period and the Heisei period).
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JAPAN'S ROLE IN WORLD WAR 2
In November 1930, the Prime Minister Hamaguchi Osachi was shot by an ultra-nationalist. In summer 1931, as control slipped away from the civilian government, the army acted independently to invade Manchuria. Troops quickly conquered the entire border region, establishing the puppet state of Manchukuo.
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SAMURAIThe Samurai dominated Japan for a thousand years. Their clans and overlords constantly fought each other. Yet they shared a strict code of military honour...Bushido. Bushido had four main principles:
*note the Katana is a single-edged sword not a double-edged sword
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HISTORY OF THE CURRENCY OF JAPAN
The main currency used by the Japanese are the Japanese yen, Korean yen, Taiwanese yen and finally the Japanese military yen.
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