Japan (1882-2011) By kasimmon May 8, 1882 Yukushan Museum May 8, 1889 Japanese Constitution of 1889 Period: May 8, 1908 to May 8, 1912 Pu Yi Period: May 8, 1912 to May 8, 1926 Taisho Democracy Period: May 8, 1920 to May 8, 1930 Treaty Faction/ Fleet Faction May 8, 1925 Tax Qualification Voting Eliminated Period: May 8, 1926 to May 8, 1986 Hirohito Showa Emperor Period: May 8, 1926 to May 7, 1937 Kita Ikki Period: May 8, 1928 to May 8, 1949 Zhang Xueliang May 8, 1931 Japan Invades Manchuria May 8, 1931 Mukden Incident Period: May 8, 1931 to May 8, 1945 Manchukuo Period: May 8, 1932 to May 8, 1968 Minimata Disease Period: May 8, 1934 to May 8, 1945 Pu Yi Feb 26, 1936 February 26th Incident May 8, 1937 Japan Invades Rest of China May 8, 1937 Nanjing Massacre Period: May 8, 1937 to May 8, 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War Period: May 8, 1937 to May 8, 1945 Unit 731 Period: May 8, 1939 to May 8, 1945 WWII Period: May 8, 1939 to May 8, 1945 Strategic Bombing Campaign May 8, 1940 Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere May 8, 1940 Axis Powers Formed May 8, 1941 Yamamoto Isoroku May 8, 1941 Pearl Harbor May 8, 1942 Battle of Midway May 8, 1944 Kamikaze May 8, 1945 Yasakuni May 8, 1945 Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki May 8, 1945 Overcoming Modernity Period: May 8, 1945 to May 8, 2012 Cold War May 8, 1947 Constitution of Japan May 8, 1947 Land Reform Period: May 8, 1949 to May 8, 2012 People's Republic of China May 8, 1951 US allies with Japan for Cold War May 8, 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty May 8, 1951 Judge Pal Period: May 8, 1955 to May 9, 1985 Japan's Economic Miracle Period: May 8, 1955 to May 8, 2009 Liberal Democratic Party May 8, 1965 Chinresha Period: May 8, 1991 to May 8, 2000 Lost Decada May 8, 2011 Fukushima Triple Event