Japan Timeline:) By Basketball3131 500 Japan adopts the Chinese alphabet Period: 500 to Jan 1, 1918 Japan Timeline 552 Introduction of Buddhism into Japan Jan 1, 645 Kotoku became the emperor of Japan Jan 1, 1100 The Talia & the Minamoto fought for control of Japan Jan 1, 1330 The Ashikaga clan seized power. Jan 1, 1467 Civil War erupts in Japan which is split among feudal lords Jan 1, 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu was given the title of shogun by the emperor. This title was held by the dynasty for 265 years Jan 1, 1614 Ieyasu bans Christianity from Japan Jan 1, 1630 The Japanese broke ties with all foreigners for the next 200 years Jan 1, 1707 Mount Fuji erupts Jan 1, 1895 The Japanese conquer Taiwan Jan 1, 1910 Japan conquers Korea Jan 1, 1914 World War 1- Japan declared was on Germany Mar 2, 2022 The Heian Era- The Captial of Japan moved to Heian-Kyo Mar 2, 2022 The Japanese emperor forbids contacts with China