Taisho era
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The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taishō period | 72 |
| Taisho period | 34 |
| Taishō era | 13 |
| 大正時代 | 7 |
| Taishō democracy | 6 |
| Taisho era canonical | 5 |
| Taishō | 3 |
| Taishō period literature | 2 |
| Taisho | 1 |
| Taisho democracy | 1 |
| Taisho romanticism | 1 |
| Taishō democracy era | 1 |
| Taishō democracy period | 1 |
| Taishō era Japan | 1 |
| Taishō period Japan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8805 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Taisho era Context triple: [Imperial Universities of Japan, timePeriod, Taisho era]
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Meiji era
The Meiji era was a transformative period in Japanese history (1868–1912) marked by rapid modernization, industrialization, and the establishment of Western-style political, educational, and social institutions.
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B.
Korea under Japanese rule
Korea under Japanese rule was the period from 1910 to 1945 when the Korean Peninsula was annexed and governed as a colony of the Japanese Empire, marked by political repression, cultural assimilation policies, and economic exploitation.
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C.
Kimigayo
Kimigayo is the national anthem of Japan, known for its extremely short length and lyrics derived from a Heian-period waka poem expressing wishes for the emperor’s enduring reign.
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Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties was a decade of economic prosperity, cultural dynamism, and social change in the 1920s, marked by jazz music, flapper culture, and rapid industrial growth, particularly in the United States and Western Europe.
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E.
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Hirohito was the Shōwa-era emperor of Japan who reigned during World War II and oversaw the country’s militarist expansion, defeat, and subsequent postwar reconstruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Taisho era Target entity description: The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
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A.
Meiji era
The Meiji era was a transformative period in Japanese history (1868–1912) marked by rapid modernization, industrialization, and the establishment of Western-style political, educational, and social institutions.
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B.
Korea under Japanese rule
Korea under Japanese rule was the period from 1910 to 1945 when the Korean Peninsula was annexed and governed as a colony of the Japanese Empire, marked by political repression, cultural assimilation policies, and economic exploitation.
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C.
Kimigayo
Kimigayo is the national anthem of Japan, known for its extremely short length and lyrics derived from a Heian-period waka poem expressing wishes for the emperor’s enduring reign.
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D.
Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties was a decade of economic prosperity, cultural dynamism, and social change in the 1920s, marked by jazz music, flapper culture, and rapid industrial growth, particularly in the United States and Western Europe.
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E.
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Hirohito was the Shōwa-era emperor of Japan who reigned during World War II and oversaw the country’s militarist expansion, defeat, and subsequent postwar reconstruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical era
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period of Japanese history ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Taisho era
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surface form:
Taisho period
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| artMovement | modern art in Japan ⓘ |
| capital | Tokyo ⓘ |
| constitutionInForce | Meiji Constitution ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalCharacter |
Westernization
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cultural modernization ⓘ rise of mass culture ⓘ |
| culturalMovement |
Taisho era
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Taisho romanticism
modernist literature ⓘ proletarian literature ⓘ |
| economicCharacter |
industrial growth
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urbanization ⓘ |
| educationTrend | expansion of public education ⓘ |
| endDate | 1926-12-25 ⓘ |
| eraNameInJapanese | 大正時代 ⓘ |
| fashionTrend |
mobo (modern boy)
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moga (modern girl) ⓘ |
| featureOfTaishoDemocracy |
expansion of male suffrage
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growth of political parties ⓘ strengthening of the Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| followedBy | Showa era ⓘ |
| follows | Meiji era ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy |
alliance with the United Kingdom during World War I
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expansion in East Asia ⓘ |
| GeneralElectionLaw1925Effect | introduction of universal male suffrage ⓘ |
| intellectualTrend |
rise of liberal thought
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spread of feminism ⓘ spread of socialism ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| majorEvent |
Great Kanto earthquake
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Japan’s participation in World War I ⓘ |
| majorEventDate | 1923-09-01 ⓘ |
| massMediaForm |
magazines
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newspapers ⓘ radio (late Taisho) ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | great righteousness ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Emperor Taishō
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surface form:
Emperor Taisho
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| notableLaw |
General Election Law of 1925
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Peace Preservation Law of 1925 ⓘ |
| notablePoliticalPhase |
Taisho era
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Taisho democracy
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| PeacePreservationLaw1925Purpose | suppression of socialist and communist movements ⓘ |
| politicalCharacter |
parliamentary development
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party politics ⓘ political liberalization ⓘ |
| reigningEmperor |
Emperor Taishō
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surface form:
Emperor Taisho
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| reigningEmperorPersonalName | Yoshihito ⓘ |
| religiousTrend | new religious movements ⓘ |
| socialCharacter |
expansion of mass society
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growth of urban middle class ⓘ |
| startDate | 1912-07-30 ⓘ |
| technologyTrend |
growth of mass media
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spread of railways ⓘ |
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