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About the Book

This is a concise, reliable guide to the people, places, events, and ideas of significance from the Meiji Restoration to the present.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Preface
Guide to Use of the Dictionary
List of Abbreviations
Concise Dictionary of Modern Japanese History
Appendices
1. Era Names
2. Emperors Since 
3· Population of Japan, 1872-1977
4. Development of Political Parties in Modern Japan
5· Japanese Cabinets Since the Introduction of the Cabinet System in 1885
Glossary
Japanese-English Index