Taisho democracy and party politics in Japan (1912-1926)

1. Emperor Taishō ascends; new political opening

   Jul 30, 1912Labels: Emperor Taish, Taish era

   • Britannica
   • Taish wiki

2. Taishō political crisis forces Katsura resignation

   Feb 20, 1913Labels: Katsura Tar, 1913 crisis

   • NDL Modern
   • Crisis wiki

3. Twenty-One Demands inflame debate over foreign policy

   Jan 18, 1915Labels: Twenty-One Demands, China

   • Britannica
   • USC China

4. Rice riots shake government and boost reform pressure

   Jul 22, 1918Labels: Rice riots, inflation crisis

   • Riots wiki
   • Britannica

5. Terauchi resigns; Hara forms party-led cabinet

   Sep 29, 1918Labels: Terauchi Masatake, Hara Takashi

   • Riots wiki
   • NDL Modern

6. Voting rules loosen in 1920 general election

   May 10, 1920Labels: 1920 election, electoral reform

   • 1920 election
   • Britannica

7. Hara Takashi assassinated at Tokyo Station

   Nov 4, 1921Labels: Hara Takashi, Tokyo Station

   • NDL Modern
   • Hara wiki

8. Great Kantō earthquake triggers emergency governance

   Sep 1, 1923Labels: Great Kant, Tokyo Yokohama

   • USGS
   • NDL Portraits

9. Yamamoto forms cabinet to manage reconstruction

   Sep 2, 1923Labels: Yamamoto Gonnohy, reconstruction cabinet

   • NDL Portraits
   • Yamamoto cab

10. 1924 election yields first coalition cabinet

    Jun 11, 1924Labels: 1924 coalition, Kat Takaaki

    • 1924 election
    • Kat cabinet

11. Universal manhood suffrage law passed

    Mar 29, 1925Labels: Universal Suffrage, electorate expansion

    • Suffrage law
    • Britannica

12. Peace Preservation Law enacted alongside suffrage

    Apr 22, 1925Labels: Peace Preservation, public order

    • PPL wiki
    • Makiguchi site

13. Katō dies; Wakatsuki takes office

    Jan 30, 1926Labels: Kat Takaaki, Wakatsuki Reijir

    • Britannica
    • Wakatsuki cab

14. Emperor Taishō dies, ending the Taishō era

    Dec 25, 1926Labels: Emperor Taish, Taish period

    • Taish wiki
    • Britannica