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...ugh the [[National Diet]] in [[1896]] which granted the [[Governor-General of Taiwan]] the power to generate new legislation for application within [[Tai ...ower of the Taiwanese Governor-General; however, the [[Governor-General of Korea]] retained these unilateral legislative powers.

...of [[Colonial Korea|Korea]] was likewise headed by a [[Governor-General of Korea]]. The title might be more literally translated as "general director." ...an after 1919, it was only in Taiwan that any civilians were appointed; in Korea, military men dominated the position throughout the colonial period.<ref>[[

...an legation in China was left in the dark, and planned an armed mission to Korea to investigate what happened to the disappeared ship. ...would be able to put aside grudges and enter into friendly relations with Korea.

...[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]] in the 1590s. Completed in [[1395]], its name means roughly "the Palace G ...Gwanghwamun ("Gate of Great Illumination"),<ref>Gallery labels, The Story of King Sejong[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/35555284350/in/datepos

...elf-determination for all peoples were beginning to seep into many corners of the globe. He had previously served in [[Colonial Korea]], as both a military policeman and administrator, during which he acquired

...tarian government based at [[Seoul]] (renamed Keijô). Under Japanese rule, Korea saw considerable industrial and economic development, but suffered "draconi Samurai armies under [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] [[Korean Invasions|invaded Korea]] in the 1590s, and though they ultimately were unsuccessful and withdrew e

[[Image:Bridge of Nations Bell.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Replica hanging at [[Shuri castle]].]] ...', is a famous bronze bell associated with the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]].

==Timeline of 1910== *1910/4 The first issue of ''[[Shirakaba]]'' is published.

..., was the 33rd head of the [[So clan|Sô clan]] and the 16th and final lord of [[Tsushima han]]. A son of [[So Yoshiyori|Sô Yoshiyori]], lord of Tsushima, by his wife Jihô-in, Yoshiaki was originally known by the childh

...cial and diplomat, who played a prominent role in many of the major events of late 19th century China. ...l, and contributed suggestions as to aspects of the execution or direction of the [[Self-Strengthening Movement]], and was dispatched on several diplomat

==Timeline of 1906== *1906/2/1 [[Japanese Resident-General of Korea]] opens.

...315256/sizes/k/]</ref> and a prominent figure in a number of other aspects of [[Meiji government]]. ...estoration|fall of the Tokugawa shogunate]], Itô was a follower or student of ''[[sonno|sonnô]] [[joi|jôi]]'' activist [[Yoshida Shoin|Yoshida Shôin]]

==Timeline of 1852== ...ship ''[[Mentchikof]]'' comes to [[Shimoda]] and tries to deliver a number of castaways, but is turned away by [[Nirayama daikan]] [[Egawa Tarozaemon]],

...nate]], playing a significant role in foreign relations as well. The first of the [[Hayashi clan]] shogunal advisors during the [[Edo period]], he advise He studied the [[Neo-Confucianism]] of [[Zhu Xi]] under [[Fujiwara Seika]].

==Timeline of 1881== ...; it lasts 16 hours, destroying some 10,000 homes, and is the largest fire of the entire [[Meiji period]].

==Timeline of 1883== ==Other Events of 1883==

...imichi, in a woodblock print by [[Kobayashi Kiyochika]]. [[Sackler Gallery of Art]].]] ...ith running the new "modern" state. He argued against [[seikanron|invading Korea]] in [[1873]], and took part in the [[Iwakura Embassy]] which traveled the

.../18.<ref>Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, A Brief History of Japanese Civilization, Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 176.</ref>]] [[Image:Saigo-takamori1.gif |frame|left|Portrait of Saigô Takamori]]

Nurhachi was the Jurchen founder of the Later Jin Dynasty which under his son & successor would become the [[Ma ...an Invasions|Japanese invasions]], and the Ming bestowed upon him a number of titles in return for these offers.

[[Image:TNM-Honkan.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The second Honkan (Main Building) of the museum, built in 1938 in a Meiji-inspired style.]] ...d first founded as the Tokyo Imperial or Imperial Household Museum, is one of four top-tier national museums in Japan, along with museums located in [[Na

...constituted its own independent country, known officially as the Republic of China. ...te dangerous, and typhoons presented a serious threat during certain times of year. Many areas were rendered relatively impassable by high mountains and

...]] (modern-day Shizuoka prefecture). This promotion increased the prestige of the Imagawa family (a warrior family dating from the [[Muromachi Period]], ...ensuring the eventual failure of the rebellion and the consequent success of the Shogunate.

*''Titles: King of [[Chuzan|Chûzan]] (c. 1355-1395)'' ...which would continue for roughly five hundred years, almost until the fall of the [[Qing Dynasty]].

...pan." ''[[Monumenta Nipponica]]'' 56:2 (2001). p206. </ref> Outside of the Korea trade, and a small local wax industry, Tsushima could claim no special loca ...grain produced on the island, while rice grown on Sô lands on the mainland of Kyushu fed another 7,000; the remaining 7,000 or so people relied upon rice

...Sea: Pirates, Violence, and Commerce in Late Medieval Japan'', University of Michigan Press (2005).</ref> ...- were a chief ''cause'' of, rather than a response to, the proliferation of smugglers, who then became brigands or pirates.

...etween [[1609]], when [[Satsuma han]] annexed nearly all the islands north of Okinawa Island, and [[1879]], when the kingdom was [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolishe ...e State of Hawaii.<ref>[[Richard Pearson]], ''Ancient Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2013), 8.; ''Hawaii'', Lonely Planet (2009), 52.</ref> The pr

...York, exhibition in honor of the 400th anniversary of Hudson's "discovery" of New York & the Hudson River.]] ...se interacted, for the duration of the [[Edo period]] (until the 'opening' of the country in the [[Bakumatsu period|1850s]]).

...t outside powers, Nagasaki accepted these Siamese ships under the category of "Dutch ships," given their Western-style construction. ...no. 2 (2010): 239-240.</ref> Siamese envoys traveled to Korea on a number of occasions in the 14th century, if not earlier, and may have passed through

[[Image:Meiji-naminoue.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Statue of Emperor Meiji at [[Naminoue Shrine]] in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]], ide ...culture, and society, and marked the emergence of the modern nation-state of Japan.

...-teppo.JPG|right|thumb|500px|An Edo period matchlock gun. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.]] ...er weapons existed in Japan earlier, having been introduced from China via Korea or the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyus]], European firearms made a major impact up