sound room
Exhibition Size
50 - 75 square or running metres
Price
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Originating State
VIC
Medium
Mixed media

Showa

The Shōwa era (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai; [ɕoːwadʑidai] ⓘ) was a period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989.[1] It was preceded by the Taishō era and succeeded by the Heisei era.

In the late 1920s, Japan had begun moving into political totalitarianism, ultranationalism and statism, culminating in Japan’s invasion of China in 1937, part of a global period of social upheavals and conflicts such as the Great Depression and the Pacific War.

Defeat in the Pacific War brought about radical change in Japan. For the first and only time in its history, Japan was occupied by foreign powers, an American-led occupation which lasted for six years and eight months. Allied occupation brought forth sweeping democra

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Jason Gee 0256632332 jasong@mgnsw.org.au

Acknowledgements

The election of Katō Takaaki as the Prime Minister of Japan continued democratic reforms that had been advocated by influential individuals on the left. This culminated in the passage of universal male suffrage in May 1925. The General Election Law gave all male subjects over the age of 25 the right to vote, provided they had lived in their electoral districts for at least one year and were not homeless. The electorate thereby nearly quadrupled in size, from 3.3 million to 12.5 million.[5] This increase in the electorate coincided with the passage of Peace Preservation Law of 1925 along with other anti-left-wing legislation.[6][page needed][7] The Peace Preservation Act curtailed activism on the left — which was not extensive — and the screws were steadily tightened. It outlawed groups that sought to alter the system of government or to abolish private ownership.

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