Empire of Japan (TNO:ANM)

Empire of Japan^[a]
大日本帝國^[b]
Empire of Japan 大日本帝國
1868–1992
	Flag Imperial Seal
	Anthem: ; (1869-1992); 君が代; Kimigayo; "His Imperial Majesty's Reign"
Capital	Kyoto (1868-1869); Tokyo City (1869-1943); Tokyo (1943-1992)
Largest city	Tokyo City (1868-1943); Tokyo (1943-1992)
Official languages	Japanese
Recognised languages	Hokkien; Mandarin; Hakka; Korean
Religion	State Shinto; (state ideology)
Demonym(s)	Japanese
Government	Unitary absolute monarchy; (1868-1889) under Daijō-kan; (1868-1885); ; Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy; (1889-1992) under a military dictatorship; (1941-1945; 1990-1992) under a one-party state; (1942-1984); ;
Emperor
• 1868-1912	Meiji
• 1912-1926	Taishō
• 1926-1989	Shōwa
• 1989-1992	Heisei
Prime Minister
• 1885-1888 (first)	Itō Hirobumi
• 1992	Yasuhiro Nakasone
Legislature	None (rule by decree); (1868-1871); House of Peers (1871-1889); Imperial Diet (since 1889)
• Upper house	House of Peers (1889-1947)
• Lower house	House of Representatives (from 1890)
Historical era	Meiji; Taishō; Shōwa; Heisei;
• Meiji Restoration	3 January 1868
• Meiji Constitution	11 February 1889
• First Sino-Japanese War	25 July 1894
• Russo-Japanese War	8 February 1904
• World War I	23 August 1914
• Mukden Incident	18 September 1931
• Second-Sino-Japanese War	7 July 1937
• World War II	7 December 1941
• Japanese revolution	23 December 1992
Area
1962	1,364,904 km2 (526,992 sq mi)
Currency	Japanese yen
ISO 3166 code	JP

↑ The Japanese "大日本帝國" translates as "Empire of Great Japan", but was not used officially in English.
↑ Transliterated as Dai Nippon Teikoku or Dai Nihon Teikoku

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