The Taishō era corresponds to the reign of Emperor Taishō, whose poor health led to his son Hirohito becoming regent in 1921. The period is known for the movement called Taishō Democracy, with the growth of party politics and parliament, labor and women's movements, universal male suffrage in 1925 and a lively urban culture of cinema, jazz and magazines. Japan fought on the Allied side in the First World War, seized German possessions in China and the Pacific, and made the Twenty-One Demands on China in 1915. Rice riots in 1918 showed social tensions, and the Great Kantō earthquake of 1923 killed more than a hundred thousand people in Tokyo and Yokohama. The Peace Preservation Law of 1925 restricted dissent.
Before and after
- 8 May 1912Founding of Paramount Pictures
- 6 June 1912Eruption of Novarupta
- 23 June 1912Birth of Alan Turing
- 17 July 1912Founding of World Athletics
- from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926Taishō era
- 31 July 1912Birth of Milton Friedman
- 7 August 1912Victor Hess discovers cosmic rays
- 25 August 1912Birth of Erich Honecker
- from 8 October 1912 to 18 July 1913Balkan Wars
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The era
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