Meiji Japanese language Japanese wiktionary bright, brilliant wiktionary reign, government may refer to Meiji Restoration , the revolution that ushered in the Meiji period Meiji period the period in Japanese history when the MeijiEmperor reigned EmperorMeijiEmperorMeiji of Japan Mutsuhito, the MeijiEmperor, who reigned during Meiji period Meiji Constitution The Constitution of the Empire of Japan Meiji Mura open air architectural museum near Nagoya. Meiji University University in Tokyo. Meiji Seika A major confectionery firm in Japan. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company A major life insurance company in Japan. Meiji Dairies A major dairy industry company in Japan. Kyushu Institute of Technology Meiji Senmon Gakkou the former name of Kyushu Institute of Technology Meiji Shrine Meiji Seamount a seamount in the northern Pacific Ocean disambig ar ca Meiji de Meiji Begriffskl rung es Meiji fr Meiji id Meiji disambiguasi it Meiji lt Meid i nl Meiji ja no Meiji pl Meiji sk Meid i fi Meiji tl Meiji th tr Meiji vi Meiji nh h ng zh ... more details
Infobox Shinto shrine name Meiji Shrine br image MeijiShrineTorii1167.jpg width caption Torii leading to the Meiji Shrine complex type Imperial Shrine dedication EmperorMeiji br Empress Shoken founded ... english intro index.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 03 11 ref History After the emperor s death in 1912, the Japanese Diet passed a resolution to commemorate his role in the Meiji Restoration . An iris garden in an area of Tokyo where EmperorMeiji and Empress Sh ken had been known to visit ... The central sanctuary where the Meijiemperor is enshrined Image MeijiShrineSakeBarrels1227.jpg ... ku br Tokyo 151 0053 phone 81 03 3379 5511 website http www.meijijingu.or.jp english Nihongo Meiji Shrine Meiji Jing , located in Shibuya, Tokyo , is the Shinto Jinja shrine shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of EmperorMeiji and his wife, Empress Sh ken . ref name japanguide Cite web url http www.japan guide.com e e3002.html title Meiji Shrine accessdate 2008 03 22 ref ref .... ref name encarta Cite web url http encarta.msn.com encyclopedia 761580872 Meiji Shrine.html title Meiji Shrine accessdate 2008 03 22 work Encarta publisher Microsoft archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5kx7DD0qV archivedate 2009 11 01 deadurl yes ref Until 1946, the Meiji Shrine was officially ... 2008 03 11 ref Meiji Shrine was brought into the flow of current events with the 2009 visit ... Meiji Shrine is located in a forest that covers an area of 700,000 square meters about 175 acres . This area ... on the shrine buildings and includes a treasure museum that houses articles of the Emperor and Empress ..., which includes the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery that houses a collection of 80 large murals illustrative of the events in the lives of the Emperor and his consort. It also includes a variety of sports ... needed date September 2010 . It also includes the Meiji Memorial Hall, which was originally used for governmental meetings, including discussions surrounding the drafting of the Meiji Constitution ... more details
in 1888 to evaluate the forthcoming constitution, and to advise EmperorMeiji. The draft committee .... Promulgation The new constitution was promulgated by EmperorMeiji on February 11, 1889 but came ... Government of Meiji Japan Image Meiji constitution memorial.jpg thumb Memorial in Yokohama The Emperor ... and Imperial Japanese Navy was directly held by the Emperor, and not the Diet. The Meiji Constitution ..., according to Article 73 of the Meiji Constitution, the amendment should be authorized by the Emperor ... J yu The Emperor s words 1 Image Meiji Kenpo02.jpg J yu The Emperor s words 2 Image Meiji Kenpo03.jpg Gyomei Gyoji The Emperor s words 3 Imperial Signature and Seal Image Meiji Kenpo04.jpg ... , known informally as the Nihongo Meiji Constitution Meiji Kenp , was the organic law of the Empire of Japan Japanese empire , in force from November 29, 1890 until May 2, 1947. Outline After the Meiji ... n model, in which the Emperor of Japan was an active ruler and wielded considerable political power ... dictated domestic policy matters. After the Meiji Restoration, which restored direct political power to the emperor for the first time in over a millennium, Japan underwent a period of sweeping ... Sir Edwin Arnold Describes the Step in Japan, New York Times. 26 January 1891. ref The Meiji ... absolutism of the Emperor. It also created an independent judiciary . However, it was ambiguous in wording ... were left with the task of interpretation as to whether the Meiji Constitution could be used to justify ... the government of the Empire of Japan. The Meiji Constitution was used as a model for the 1931 ... of Japan was deprived of sovereignty by the Allies of World War II Allies , and the Meiji Constitution was suspended. During the Occupation of Japan , the Meiji Constitution was replaced by a new ... style liberal democracy . Image Kenpohapu chikanobu.jpg thumb right 300px Meiji Constitution promulgation by Toyohara Chikanobu History Background Prior to the adoption of the Meiji Constitution, Japan ... more details
scientific research. The seamount was named after the EmperorMeiji of Empire of Japan Japan . Deep ...Infobox Seamount Name Meiji Seamount Map Image EmperorSeamounts.jpg 300px Map caption Elevation of the Pacific seafloor, showing the Hawaiian Emperor seamount chain including Meiji Seamount near top. Depth approx. convert 2000 m ft 0 abbr on Height Summit Location North Pacific Ocean , east of the Kamchatka Peninsula Group Coordinates coord 53 12 N 164 30 E display inline,title type mountain region US Country Type Guyot Volcanic group Hawaiian Emperor seamount chain Age 82 million years Last eruption Discovered Discovered by First visit Translation Pronunciation Photo Photo caption Meiji Seamount is the oldest seamount in the Hawaiian Emperor seamount chain , with an estimated age of Cretaceous ... of the Kuril Kamchatka Trench . Like the rest of the Emperor seamounts, it was formed by the Hawaii ... being carried first north and now northwest by the motion of the Pacific Plate . Meiji Seamount is thus an example of a particular type of seamount known as a guyot , and some publications refer to it as Meiji Guyot . Meiji Seamount will eventually be destroyed by subduction by the Aleutian Trench once ... million more years if the current rate of motion is maintained. Although Meiji is the oldest extant seamount in the Hawaii Emperor chain, the question of whether there were older seamounts in the chain ... from near the summit of Meiji. The lavas were initially classified as alkali basalts on the basis ... the Emperor Seamounts, and the Geochemical Evolution of Hawaiian Magmatism from 85 to 42 Ma journal ... M. ref See also Hawaiian Emperor seamount chain Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes Hotspot geology Detroit ... American Geophysical Union cite web title Volcano World The Hawaiian Emperor Volcanic Chain url ... 2007 03 25 cite web title Did Emperor seamounts subduct? url http www.mantleplumes.org Kamchatka2.html ... Guyots Category Cretaceous volcanoes ja simple Meiji Seamount ... more details
History of Japan MeijiJoukyou.jpg Image explanation The MeijiEmperor, br moving from Kyoto to Tokyo , end of 1868. The Nihongo Meiji Restoration Meiji Ishin , also known as the Meiji Ishin , Revolution ... Ch sh domain, built the foundation of the Meiji restoration. These two leaders supported the Emperor K mei EmperorMeiji s father and were brought together by Sakamoto Ry ma for the purpose of challenging the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate bakufu and restoring the Emperor to power. On February 3, 1867, EmperorMeiji ascended the throne after Emperor K mei s death on January 30, 1867. This period also ... shogun s army. This forced or allowed EmperorMeiji to strip Yoshinobu of all power, setting the stage for official restoration. On January 3, 1868, the Emperor made a formal declaration of the restoration of his power quote The Emperor of Japan announces to the sovereigns of all foreign countries and to their subjects .... Each level of government administered its own system of taxation. Motives File Teenager MeijiEmperor with foreign representatives 1868 1870.jpg thumb upright 1.5 left Teenager MeijiEmperor with foreign representatives at the end of the Boshin War , 1868 1870. There were many causes to the Meiji ... Edo period often called Late Tokugawa shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji period . Alliances ... at the Emperor s disposal and resigned 10 days later. This was effectively the restoration ... January 3, the following year, with the young emperor s edict that the restoration fully occurred ... in all the internal and external affairs of the country. Consequently the title of Emperor must be substituted ... , where they attempted to set up a breakaway Republic of Ezo however, forces loyal to the Emperor ... Shogunate, with the Emperor s power fully restored. The growth of vassals later held inherited lands ... that far outclassed those of Japan at the time. The leaders of the Meiji Restoration, as this revolution ... against the threat represented by the colonial powers of the day. The word Meiji means enlightened rule ... more details
, and foreign relations. Meiji restoration and the emperor Main Abolition of the han system On 3 February 1867, fourteen year old EmperorMeiji prince Mutsuhito succeeded his father, Emperor K mei , to the Chrysanthemum Throne as the 122nd emperor. Meiji Restoration Imperial restoration occurred the next year on January 3rd 1868 with the formation of the new Meiji government government . The Tokugawa ... surrendered their land and census records to the emperor in the Abolition of the han system abolition of the Han system , symbolizing that the land and people were under the emperor s jurisdiction. File MeijiJoukyou.jpg thumb right The fifteen year old MeijiEmperor , moving from Kyoto to Tokyo ..., and old court nobles as a new ruling class appeared. File Black and white photo of emperorMeiji of Japan.jpg left thumb EmperorMeiji in his fifties Inasmuch as the Meiji Restoration had sought to return ... &ndash Emperor of Japan Tenn Kei Meiji transition in 1868 as the first Asian industrialized nation ... class GlobalSecurity.org, 2008 . File MikadoWithFrenchMission.jpg thumb Reception by the MeijiEmperor ...more footnotes date February 2012 History of Japan Kenpohapu chikanobu.jpg Image explanation Meiji Constitution Promulgation br woodblock print by Chikanobu The nihongo Meiji period Meiji jidai , known as the Meiji era , is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. ref Nussbaum, Louis Fr d ric. 2005 . Meiji in Google books p2QnPijAEmEC Japan encyclopedia, p. 624 page ... Meiji , meaning enlightened rule , proclaimed. The first reform was the promulgation of the Five Charter Oath in 1868, a general statement of the aims of the Meiji oligarchy Meiji leaders to boost morale and win financial support for the Government of Meiji Japan new government . Its five provisions ... local administrative rules. The Meiji government assured the foreign powers that it would follow ... law. Mutsuhito, who was to reign until 1912, selected a new reign title Meiji , or Enlightened ... more details
POV date July 2011 Infobox company name Meiji Holdings Company, Limited br caption type public kabushiki gaisha logo traded as tyo 2269 predecessor successor foundation Tokyo, Japan Start date 2009 04 01 , stock transfer from Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. and Meiji Dairies Corporation founder defunct End date YYYY MM DD location city 4 16, Kyobashi Nichome, Chuo, Tokyo location country Japan locations area served key people industry Food products services management of subsidiaries revenue steady JPY 1,114,095 million consolidated, March 2011 ref name Financial statements for FY 2010 cite web url http www.meiji.com english investor library settlement 2010 pdf settlement 2010 r04 en.pdf ... publisher Meiji Holdings Company, Limited ref operating income steady JPY 28,873 million consolidated ... subsid Meiji Co., Ltd. br Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. homepage URL www.meiji.com english footnotes intl nihongo Meiji Holdings Company, Limited is a stockholding company established on April 1, 2009, after the stock transfer from Meiji Seika Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. and Meiji Dairies Meiji Dairies Corporation . Reorganization Meiji Holdings held a press conference on September 14, 2010, and announced the reorganization of the Meiji Group. On April 1, 2011, Meiji Holdings reorganized Meiji Seika and Meiji Deiries to a food company, Meiji Co., Ltd., and a pharmaceutical company, Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. Meiji Dairies took over the food and healthcare business of Meiji Seika to form Meiji Co., and Meiji Seika was renamed Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. ref cite web url http ... of the Meiji Group Company Split between the Subsidiaries of Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. date September 14, 2010 publisher Meiji Holdings Company, Limited. ref According to the International Cocoa Organization , Meiji is the 10th largest confectionary producer in the world. http www.icco.org ... english official website of Meiji Holdings in English chocolate Nikkei 225 Category Companies ... more details
Infobox company name Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. br logo span style color red font size 200 font weight bold meiji span type public kabushiki gaisha tyo2 2202 May 16, 1949 March 25, 2009 foundation Tokyo, Japan Start date 1916 10 9 , Tokyo Kashi Company location 4 16, Kyobashi Nitchome, Chuo, Tokyo , Japan key people num employees industry food manufacturing services manufacture and sale of food and medicine parent Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. products revenue operating income net income homepage url http www.meiji seika pharma.co.jp english br url http www.meiji.co.jp english File Meiji Seika Kaisha logo.svg 200px thumb Old Meiji Seika brand logo until March 2009 Nihongo Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. Meiji Seika Kabushiki gaisha is the trade name of a pharmaceutical company in Japan , Nihongo Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. Meiji Seika Faruma Kabushiki gaisha , until March 31, 2011. citation needed date April 2012 It was the confectionery and pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of products including Hello Panda and Yan Yan snack Yan Yan . Its competitors include Ezaki Glico , Kabaya , Lotte Confectionery and Morinaga & Company Morinaga . They acquired the Stauffer Biscuit Company based in York, Pennsylvania , United States USA in 2004. On April 1, 2009, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. and Meiji Dairies Meiji Dairies Corporation established a joint holding company, Meiji Holdings Meiji Holdings Co. tyo2 2269 , which is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index. Two years later on the day, the food and healthcare business was taken over by Meiji Dairies to form Meiji Co., Ltd. , and Meiji Seika was reorganized to a pharmaceutical company Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. citation needed date April 2012 External links http www.meiji seika pharma.co.jp english Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. English http www.meiji.co.jp english Meiji Co., Ltd. English http www.stauffers.net ... of Japan japan company stub food company stub med company stub es Meiji Seika id Meiji Seika ja ... more details
Infobox Company name Meiji Dairies Corporation br company logo span style color red font size 200 font weight bold meiji span type public kabushiki gaisha br tyo2 2261 until March 26, 2009 br Nagoya Stock Exchange Nagoya SE 2261 until March 26, 2009 foundation Tokyo, Japan start date 1917 12 21 location 2 10, Shinsuna Itchome, Koto, Tokyo Koto , Tokyo , Japan industry food parent Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. homepage url http www.meiji.co.jp english Nihongo Meiji Dairies Corporation Meiji Ny gy Kabushiki gaisha is the trade name of a food company in Japan , nihongo Meiji Co., Ltd. Kabushiki gaisha Meiji , until March 31, 2011. It was a major dairy industry company established in 1917. Apart from dairy products like milk , ice cream , and cheese , their lineup includes sports drink s, pizza , chocolate bars and food supplements like Toromeiku , described as a food viscosity preparation . It has a joint venture in Thailand with Charoen Pokphand to market dairy products. On April 1, 2009, Meiji Seika Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. and Meiji Dairies Corporation established a joint holding company, Meiji Holdings Meiji Holdings Co. tyo2 2269 , which is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index. Two years later on the day, Meiji Dairies took over the food and healthcare business of Meiji Seika, and became a food company, Meiji Co., Ltd. On December 6, 2011, radioactive cesium was found in Meiji baby formula. The level of contamination was lower than the Japanese government s allowable limit of 200 becquerels per kilogram, which is 50 becquerels higher than the limit applied in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster . The company made the controversial claim that the infant ... presumably already exposed to the external radiation originally unleashed in the March disaster. Meiji ... December 12, 2011 ref See also Meiji Seika Notes Reflist External links http www.meiji.co.jp english Meiji Co., Ltd. website in English japan company stub food company stub Category Food companies ... more details
Image ImperialHotelFacade.jpg thumb 250px right Meiji Mura in Inuyama preserves the main lobby of the old Frank Lloyd Wright designed Imperial Hotel, Tokyo Imperial Hotel nihongo Meiji Mura Hakubutsukan Meiji mura lit Meiji village museum is an open air architectural museum theme park in Inuyama , near Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, Japan . It was opened on March 18, 1965. The museum preserves historic buildings from Japan s Meiji period Meiji 1867 1912 , Taish period Taisho 1912 1926 , and early Sh wa period Sh wa 1926 1989 periods. Over 60 historical buildings have been moved and reconstructed ... When the East Looked West, New York Times. April 2, 2006. ref Background File Meiji Mura 3881372647 2c41e47a3d.jpg thumb upright St. John s Church from Kyoto File Meiji Mura 3882542654 625cba4196.jpg thumb upright Cabinet Library of Tokyo Imperial Palace The Meiji era was a period of rapid change ... building styles and construction techniques. Meiji Mura s goal is to preserve these historic early examples ... and lobby remain, it is the largest structure in Meiji Mura. Other structures preserved at Meiji ... Hospital, built in 1890. Meiji Mura is open from 9 30 a.m. to 5 00 p.m. from March to October, and until 4 00 p.m. from November to February. Closed on Mondays from December to February. History Meiji ... , a symbol of Meiji era architecture. He appealed to his college classmate Tsuchikawa to join him in working to preserve western style Meiji era buildings of cultural or historical importance. On July 16, 1962 they formed a foundation for this purpose, with Nagoya Railroad providing the funding. Meiji ... Meiji Mura http www.meijimura.com english Official Meiji Mura site http www.time.com time asia tga article 0,13673,501040906 689508,00.html Article on Meiji Mura from Time Asia 2004 08 30 coord 35.340601 ... and structures Category Meitetsu Group Category Buildings of the Meiji period Category 1965 establishments in Japan Category Museums established in 1965 de Meiji Mura ja ... more details
Infobox Theatre name Meiji za br image Meijiza 2006.05.07 .jpg caption address 31 1 br 2 31 1 Nihonbashi Hamacho, Ch , Tokyo Ch ku city Tokyo country flagicon Japan Japan designation latitude 35.687967 longitude 139.78688 architect owner Meiji za Corporation capacity 1,368 type Kabuki theater opened 1873 yearsactive rebuilt 1885, 1928, 1950, 1958, 1993 closed othernames production currentuse website www.meijiza.co.jp The Nihongo Meiji Theatre Meijiza is a theatre in Ch , Tokyo Ch , Tokyo , Japan . It was originally constructed in 1873 ref name homepage http www.meijiza.co.jp corp index.html Official Homepage ref . It presents kabuki and Western stage plays. References reflist theatre struct stub Japan struct stub Category Kabuki theatres Category Buildings and structures in Tokyo ja ... more details
Infobox dam name Meiji Dam image Meiji Dam02.JPG caption official name crosses locale Okayama Prefecture , Japan type length height hydraulic head width crest width volume spillway type spillway capacity began open closed cost owner maint reservoir reservoir capacity reservoir catchment reservoir surface depth plant owner plant operator turbines installed capacity max capacity annual generation conventional pumped storage run of river tide com decom bridge carries bridge width bridge clearance bridge traffic bridge toll bridge id map cue map image map text location map location map text location map width lat d lat m lat s lat NS N long d long m long s long EW E coordinates type type landmark coordinates display inline,title website extra Meiji Dam lang ja ? is a dam in the Okayama Prefecture , Japan . Dams in Okayama Prefecture coord missing Okayama Prefecture Category Dams in Okayama Prefecture Japan dam stub Okayama geo stub ... more details
Image Toshimichi Okubo 2.jpg thumb kubo Toshimichi The Meiji oligarchy was the name used to describe the new ruling class of Meiji period Japan . In Japanese, the Meiji oligarchy is called the nihongo domain clique hambatsu . The members of this class were adherents of kokugaku and believed they were the creators of a new order as grand as that established by Japan s original founders. Two of the major figures of this group were kubo Toshimichi 1832 78 , son of a Satsuma han Satsuma retainer, and Satsuma samurai Saig Takamori 1827 77 , who had joined forces with Ch sh Han Ch sh , Tosa Province Tosa , and Hizen Province Hizen to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate . Okubo became Minister of Finance Japan minister of finance and Saig a field marshal both were imperial councillors. Kido Koin 1833 77 , a native of Ch sh , student of Yoshida Sh in , and conspirator with kubo and Saig , became minister of education and chairman of the Governors Conference and pushed for constitutional government. Also prominent were Iwakura Tomomi 1825 83 , a Kyoto native who had opposed the Tokugawa ... the new order s goals, the Meiji oligarchy set out to abolish the four divisions of society ... later, the last major armed uprising but the most serious challenge to the Meiji government took shape ... agrarian and samurai uprisings mounted in protest to the Meiji reforms had been easily put down ... with the Meiji reforms, raised a rebellion in 1877. Both sides fought well, but the modern weaponry .... The suppression of the Satsuma Rebellion marked the end of serious threats to the Meiji regime .... List of leading Meiji period politicians The following were leading figures in the Meiji Restoration , when and in the subsequent Government of Meiji Japan Image TomomiIwakura.JPG thumb right Iwakura ... politicians Category Meiji Restoration Category Oligarchy de Meiji Oligarchie fr Oligarchie de Meiji ja pt Oligarquia Meiji uk vi Phi n phi t ... more details
Infobox university name Meiji University native name image name Meiji Mark.jpg image size 210px ... meiji.ac.jp logo footnotes File Meiji University Liberty Tower .jpg thumb right 250px Meiji University School House Liberty Tower nihongo Meiji University Meiji daigaku is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kawasaki , founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji period Meiji ... ku , Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kawasaki . Organization File .JPG thumb 300px right center Meiji University ... Campus life Meiji University s baseball team belongs to the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League Tokyo Big Six ...&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 10&ved 0CFAQ6AEwCQ v snippet&q meiji 20unversity&f false page ... TR W5 PHT 1 TR N6 TR W6 LINE 3 NOTE 1 NOTE 2 Meiji University is a one of the Japanese leading universities ... to heads of 93 leading Japanese Research Centers, and Meiji was placed 37th in this ranking. ref http homepage3.nifty.com katu kobayashi doppo kougaku kennkyu.htm ref Meiji has filed the 62nd highest ... nenji nenpou2010 toukei 2 13.pdf ref Graduate school rankings Meiji Law School is considered as one of the top Japanese law schools, as Meiji s number of successful candidates for bar examination has ... Eduniversal ranked Meiji as 4th in the rankings of Excellent Business Schools nationally strong and or with continental ... ranking in japan.html ref Alumni rankings Graduates from Meiji enjoy good success in the Japanese industries. According to the ja Weekly Economist s 2010 rankings, graduates from Meiji University ... url http ranking100.web.fc2.com yakuin004.html language Japanese ref Meiji graduates have been ranked ... Meiji is 6th in Japan. ref http univranking.schoolbus.jp 00000277.htm ref Popularity and selectivity Meiji is a popular university in Japan. The number of applicants per place was 24.9 113,905 4,582 ..., and Meiji was 8th in 2010 and 12th in 2009 in Greater Tokyo Area . ref http consult.nikkeibp.co.jp ... Commons category Meiji University http www.meiji.ac.jp cip english index.html Meiji University website ... more details
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About the monarchical office other uses Emperor disambiguation and Empress disambiguation Empress redirects here . Ranks of Nobility An emperor through Old French empereor from Latin imperator ref OEtymD emperor accessdate 2010 08 30 ref is a male monarch , usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress , the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor s wife empress ... to be of a higher honor and Royal and noble ranks rank than king s. Currently, the Emperor of Japan ... are monarch s. Within the European context, emperor and empress are considered the higher monarchical ... of state is continuously in office. Outside the European context, emperor is a translation given ... an emperor in the modern era. Some empires, such as the Holy Roman Empire and the Russian Empire , derived their office from the authority of the Roman Emperor s translatio imperii . The title was a conscious ... Senate . Historians have liberally used emperor and empire anachronistically and out of its Roman ... Holy Roman Emperor s could only be crowned emperor by the pope , which meant the coronation ... that was the only place where they could be granted to become emperor. Early Roman Emperor s avoided ... best known for this part of the imperial tradition is Roman Emperor Crisis of the Third Century Rome s third century rule. Ancient Roman empire and Byzantine emperors Classical Antiquity Main Roman Emperor ... his assassination it became a skunked word in Rome. Augustus , considered the first Roman Emperor ... for Emperor Caesar title Caesar as, for example, in Suetonius Lives of the Twelve Caesars ... described as the first Caesar emperor following Suetonius . This is one of the most enduring titles ... Augustus was the honorific first bestowed on Emperor Augustus after him all Roman emperors added it to their name ... not used to indicate the office of Emperor itself. Exceptions include the title of the Augustan ... exclusively for the ruling monarch. This led to Emperor in English language English and, among ... more details
Image Meiji Shrine Inner Garden.JPG thumb right Flowers near the Nan Chi , South Pond . The Meiji Shrine Inner Garden or Yoyogi Gyoen is a public garden adjacent to Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo . The garden was once part of the suburban residences of Kat Kiyomasa and later the Ii clan during the Edo period . During the Meiji period , the garden came under the supervision of the Imperial Household Agency and named Yoyogi Gyoen Yoyogi Imperial Garden and was frequently visited by EmperorMeiji and Empress Sh ken . The garden contains a tea house , an Pergola arbour , a fishing stand and an iris garden. It has an area of 83,000 square meters and is open to the public throughout the year. ref Meiji Jing , page 12. ref Notes Reflist References Citation last1 first1 date 2008 title Meiji Jing brochure place Tokyo publisher Meiji Jing Office External links http www.meijijingu.or.jp english jingu gyoen index.htm gyoen at Meiji Jingu Shrine official web site Tokyo geo stub Coord 35.672791 139.700352 format dms display title Category Gardens in Tokyo ... more details
Infobox Stadium stadium name Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium nickname Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium image fullname Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium location Tokyo , Japan coordinates broke ground March 1, 1922 built January 1, 1924 opened renovated expanded closed December 31, 1956 demolished December 31, 1956 owner Meiji Shrine operator Meiji Shrine surface construction cost architect structural engineer services engineer general contractor project manager main contractors former names Kinnick Stadium tenants 1930 Far Eastern Games seating capacity 65,000 dimensions Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium , was a multi use stadium in Tokyo , Japan . It was as the main venue for the 1930 Far Eastern Games . It was demolished to make room for Olympic Stadium Tokyo Tokyo Olympic Stadium in 1956. The stadium held 65,000 spectators. External links http www.meijijingugaien.jp Stadium information start box succession box title Emperor s Cup br Final Venue before University of Tsukuba Tokyo Koto shihan ground br Tokyo after Koshien Stadium br Nishinomiya years 1924 1929 succession box title Emperor s Cup br Final Venue before Koshien Stadium br Nishinomiya after Koshien Stadium br Nishinomiya years 1931 succession box title Emperor s Cup br Final Venue before Koshien Stadium br Nishinomiya after Toyama Army Infantry School Toyama Army ground br Tokyo years 1933 1935 succession box title Emperor s Cup br Final Venue before Toyama Army Infantry School Toyama Army ground br Tokyo after University of Tokyo Univ. of Tokyo Stadium br Tokyo years 1937 1940 end box Japan sports venue stub coord 35 40 41 N 139 42 53 E type landmark display title Category Football venues in Japan Category Sports venues in Tokyo Category Defunct athletics venues Category Defunct association football venues Category Defunct sports venues in Japan ja ... more details
Meiji government summoned delegates from all of the domains to Kyoto to establish a provisional consultative national assembly. In April 1868, the Charter Oath was promulgated, in which EmperorMeiji ... Taisho period In 1911, Japan ended all unequal treaties. The Meiji period ended with the death of the Emperor ... the new emperorEmperor Taish . The end of the Meiji period was marked by huge government domestic ...The Government of Meiji period Meiji Japan nihongo Meiji seifu was the government which was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain , Ch sh Domain and Tenno . The Meiji government was the early government of the Empire of Japan . Politicians of the Meiji government were known as the Meiji oligarchy , who overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate . Early developments After the Meiji restoration , the leaders ... 1868, the Seitaisho was promulgated to establish the new administrative basis for the Meiji government ... system Meiji Restoration In March 1869, the central government led by kubo Toshimichi of Satsuma ... Domain Ch sh , Hizen and Tosa Domain Tosa to surrender their domains to the emperor. Other daimy ... that year, all of the ex daimy were summoned to the Emperor, and he issued a decree converting the domains ... was restricted to a closed Meiji oligarchy oligarchy of perhaps 20 individuals from Satsuma ... Movement One of the pressures on the early Meiji government was the division between those members ... as Kaishint president. Establishment of a national assembly main Meiji Constitution Government ... Council of Elders tasked with reviewing proposals for a constitution. The emperor declared that constitutional ... of the Meiji oligarchy and a Ch sh native long involved in government affairs, was charged with drafting Japan s Meiji constitution constitution . He led a Constitutional Study Mission abroad in 1882 ... authority main Meiji Constitution On It s return, one of the first acts of the government was to establish ... , which had existed since the seventh century as advisory positions to the emperor, were all abolished ... more details
Infobox Company company name Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company company logo company type Mutual insurance Mutual company slogan foundation 1880 as Yasuda Life br 2004 merger location Tokyo , Japan key people area served num employees industry Insurance revenue net income homepage http www.meijiyasuda.co.jp meijiyasuda.co.jp Nihongo Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Meiji Yasuda Seimei Hoken S go Kaisha is a Japan Japanese life insurance company, headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life . The company is one of the oldest and largest insurers in Japan. Image Meiji life insurance building.jpg thumb left 200px Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Headquarters History In 1880, entrepreneur Zenjiro Yasuda founded the Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company, making it part of the Yasuda zaibatsu . On January 1, 2004, Meiji Mutual Life Insurance Company and Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company merged to create the Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. External links http www.meijiyasuda.co.jp Company website in Japanese http www.meijiyasuda.co.jp regular english Company website in English Major insurance companies Mitsubishi Group Category Insurance companies of Japan Category Companies based in Tokyo Category Mutual insurance companies Category Mitsubishi companies Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company insurance company stub japan company stub bg de Meiji Yasuda Seimei Hoken fr Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance ja pl Meiji Yasuda ... more details
nihongo Meiji Pharmaceutical University Meiji yakka daigaku is a private university in Kiyose, Tokyo , Japan . The predecessor of the school was founded 1902. External links http www.my pharm.ac.jp Official website ja icon coord missing Tokyo Category Educational institutions established in 1902 Category Private universities and colleges in Japan Category Universities and colleges in Tokyo tokyo university stub ja ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2009 nihongo The Meiji University Junior College or Women s College, Meiji University Meiji Daigaku Tanki Daigaku is a private university in Japan that was headquartered in Tokyo s Chiyoda, Tokyo Chiyoda Ward Kanda Suruga dai 1 1. It was set up in 1950. The abbreviation of the university is Meitan. The junior college was reorganized into the information communications faculty in 2004. coord missing Tokyo Category Japanese junior colleges Category Universities and colleges in Tokyo Category Educational institutions established in 1950 Category Private universities and colleges in Japan ja ... more details
coord 35 38 15.72 N 139 43 51.95 E type edu scale 1000 display title Infobox University name Meiji Gakuin University native name motto nihongo Do For Others Tasha e no K ken established 1863 type Private school Private city Tokyo and Yokohama country Japan undergrad postgrad postgrad label graduate faculty campus Urban area Urban File Memorial hall in Meijigakuin.jpg thumb day scene File Memorial hall in Meijigakuin nightscene.jpg thumb night scene Image Hepburn.jpg thumb upright Dr. Hepburn Image MeigakuyakeiDay M .jpg thumb day scene Image Meigakuyakei M .jpg thumb night scene nihongo Meiji Gakuin University Meiji gakuin daigaku is one of the Christian universities in Tokyo and Yokohama which was established in 1863. The Reverend Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of the founders and the first president. Shimazaki Toson graduated from this college and wrote the lyrics of its college song. List of undergraduate schools and departments School of Literature Department of English Literature Department of French literature Department of Art School of Economics Department of Economics Department of Business Administration School of Sociology and Social Work Department of Sociology Department of Social Work Faculty of Law School of Jurispudence School of Political Science School of Current Legal Studies Faculty of International Studies School of international relations ... Art Institute of the Faculty of Psychology List of affiliated schools Meiji Gakuin High School Meiji Gakuin Higashi Murayama High School Meiji Gakuin Junior High School Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School former External links Portalbox Tokyo Japan University Christianity Commons category Meiji Gakuin University http www.meijigakuin.ac.jp Meiji Gakuin official website Association of Christian ... in Tokyo Category Universities and colleges in Yokohama de Meiji Gakuin Universit t fr Universit Meiji Gakuin ja zh ... more details
Expand Japanese date February 2011 Infobox Stadium stadium name Meiji Jingu Stadium nickname image Image Meiji Jingu Stadium.jpg 250px Meiji Jingu Stadium location Shinjuku , Tokyo , Japan broke ground December 1925 opened October 23, 1926 owner Meiji Shrine operator surface Artificial turf construction cost 530,000 Yen architect tenants Tokyo Yakult Swallows Central League 1964 Present time current seating capacity 37,933 dimensions Left Field 101 m 331.4 ft br Center Field 120 m 393.7 ft br Right Field 101 m 331.4 ft br Height of Outfield Fence 3.5 m 11.5 ft nihongo Meiji Jingu Stadium Meiji Jing Yaky j is a baseball stadium in Shinjuku , Tokyo , Japan . It opened in 1926 and holds 37,933 spectators. Property of the Meiji Shrine , it is the home field of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball team. It also hosts college baseball, including the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League and the Tohto University Baseball League . History The second oldest baseball stadium in Japan, Meiji Jingu Stadium is one of the few Professional stadiums still in existence where Babe Ruth played. In 1934, Ruth joined several other famous baseball players from the U.S., such as Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx , in a 22 game tour of Japan. The stadium was also used for an exhibition of baseball when Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics 1964 Olympic Games . The United States team of college baseball players, including eight future major league players, defeated a Japanese amateur all star team in Tokyo, 6 2. Field Surface artificial turf Dimensions Left Field 101 m 331.4 ft Center Field 120 m 393.7 ft Right Field 101 m 331.4 ft Height of Outfield Fence 3.5 m 11.5 ft External links http www.jingu stadium.com base.html Meiji Jingu Stadium Japanese Image Meiji Jingu Stadium.JPG thumb left 250px Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans at the right field bleachers start box succession box title Home ... fr Meiji Jingu Stadium ko ja zh ... more details
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