Meiji Restoration
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The Meiji Restoration, referred to at the time as the Honorable Restoration , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ruling emperors before the Meiji Restoration, the events restored practical abilities and consolidated the political system under the Emperor of Japan. The goals of the restored government were expressed by the new emperor in the Charter Oath.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu informs officials of his decision at Nijō-jō in 1867.
Emperor Meiji receives Dutch Minister-Resident Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek in 1868.
Allegory of the New fighting the Old, in early Japan Meiji, around 1870
Japanese language
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Japanese is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 120 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide.
A page from the Man'yōshū, the oldest anthology of classical Japanese poetry
A 12th-century emaki scroll of The Tale of Genji from the 11th century