A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) with assistance from his poet wife. It was ...

From the 1870s through the 1920s, Japan underwent rapid and widespread modernization and nation-building. In the Meiji period, Japanese leaders looked to European models of constitutional monarchy, ...

Asia Society presents a fresh look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era (1868-1912), a period of unprecedented cultural and technological ... dignitaries in Japanese clothing—including American presidents ...

One finding indicates that Japanese artisans were involved in embroidery for the dress, one of several worn by the consort to Emperor Meiji ... from the Momoyama Period (late 16th century).

In their private lives, Japanese in the Meiji era still wore Japanese clothing and preferred Japanese-style living space. Ask students to review their predictions from the first day as to how changes ...

UKIHA, Fukuoka -- The former residence of a wealthy family here is a showcase of elaborate design, speaking to the present from its presumed completion time in the late Meiji era (1868-1912).

May 1 marked the start of the Reiwa era in Japan, and people across the country ... Watch Video 1:41 Meiji shrine, dedicated to the great-great-grandfather of the new Emperor, attracted many ...