Japan Political Events 1850-1914 By deannapotato Mar 22, 1855 Russian and Japanese establish relations Mar 22, 1863 japanese civil war Mar 22, 1868 The final demise of Tokugawa shogunate (military government) Ending of the Edo (Tokugawa) period Sep 12, 1868 Meiji Restoration Mar 22, 1869 Wave of Westernization Mar 22, 1870 First Newspaper Mar 22, 1889 Nintendo Founded Mar 22, 1894 Japanese Trade of Chinese Mainland May 22, 1894 japan goes to war with china and wins Jun 30, 1896 A law code based on the German one is adopted Feb 22, 1904 japan is first asian country to defeat a europe power when it defeats russia Jun 30, 1910 Japan annexes Korea Ends Choson period in Korea Oct 13, 1913 Taro Katsura founds a political party, the Doshikai Later renamed Kenseikai and then Minseito) Oct 23, 1914 japan joins world war I on Britain's side
