Japan was unified in 1603 under the Tokugawa shogunate, which established a centralized feudal system that lasted until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. This period marked the end of the Sengoku period, a time of constant military conflict among various factions. The Tokugawa shogunate brought stability and peace, allowing for the development of a unified national identity.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Before the start of the Edo period a shogun named Tokugawa Ieyasu united Japan thus creating an era of peace.
It was unified politically.
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Japan was eventually unified under Tokuagwa Ieyasu after his defeat of the final vestiges of the Toyotomi family at the Battle of Osaka in 1614 & 1615. This was the culmination of what is referred to as the Sengoku Jidai, or, Warring States Period, in Japan.
Unified military forces of Japan are called Japan Self-Defense Forces. JSDF, occasionally referred to as JSF or SDF.
Japan was not a unified country in its early days. There were multiple kingdoms whose enemies were the other kingdoms.
i think it's because Japan was not unified , so it's priority was solving internal problems, i'm not sure
A unified Italy was built around the nucleus of the kingdom of Sardinia. Italy was unified in the year 1861.
The Sengoku Jidai, or "Warring States Period" of Japan, lasted roughly from 1467-1615. The Onin War, which began in 1467, is generally to be considered the start of the Sengoku Period, and the Battle of Osaka in 1614 & 1615, when Tokugawa Ieyasu effectively unified Japan under his rule, is considered to be the end of the period.
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