Minamoto Yoritomo became the first shogun in 1192. Japan remained under a shogunate, or military government, for nearly 700 years.
A shogun is a name given by the emperor to a military commander. Minamoto Yoritomo was the first shogun of japan. The shoguns ruled from the 12th century to 1868. The shoguns had actual power while the emperors were just mere figureheads.
Minamoto Yoritomo. (Remember that Minamoto is the surname; in Japan they say the surname first.)
Minamoto Yoritomo established the first bakufu, or military government in Japan. This type of government would rule Japan for the better part of 6 centuries.
There are 3 bakufu (shogunates) in Japanese history. These are: The Kamakura Bakufu- Most of the Shoguns were from the Minamoto family. The Muromachi, or Ashikaga, Bakufu- The Shogunal family were the Ashikaga. The Tokugawa, or Edo, Bakufu- Most of the Shoguns were from the Tokugawa family.
It brought to power rulers who wanted to make Japan economically competitive with the west.
The landing of Commodore Perry in Japan is said to have "opened" Japan to the modern industrial world. History was changed in that a new economic and military power in Japan emerged.
It went from a great power to an isolationist nation, much like Japan
Japan became a modern industrialized power
Some people do not agree with Japan building and using nuclear power plants because twenty percent of the worlds earthquakes occur in Japan which causes dangers for the people living in Japan.
The Meiji restoration turned Japan in to a modernized imperial power.
General MacArthur let Japan keep its Emperor after World War 2. The Emperor was made a figurehead without power, but he remained.
japan became a modern industrialized power