Japan is a large, highly industrialized island nation located off the eastern shore of Asia. Japan's captivating history includes samurai warriors, the bushido code, the Meiji Restoration, the Nanking Massacre and more.

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Fukushima nuclear disaster

Japan’s Emperor Akihito abdicates

Treaty of Kanagawa signed with Japan

Meiji Restoration begins

Japanese author Yukio Mishima dies by suicide

Japanese soldier found hiding on Guam

New Japanese constitution goes into effect

Akihito enthroned as emperor of Japan

Trains collide near Tokyo, killing more than 160 people