Shōwa period

The , also known as the Showa era, was a after Taisho and before Heisei. This period started on December 25, 1926 and ended on January 7, 1989. During this time, the emperor was , also known as
The nengo Showa means "Brilliant Harmony"
This was the longest period or era in Japanese new history.
Events of the Showa period
The years in which Showa was the Japanese monarch comprise this period or era.
World War II was an important part of the era.
1979 (Showa 54): 5th G7 summit in Tokyo
1986 (Showa 61): 12th G7 summit in Tokyo
Politics
1926 (Showa 1): Emperor Taisho died; and Wakatsuki Reijiro was the Prime Minister during the time of transition.
1927 (Showa 2): Tanaka Giichi became 26th Prime Minister
1929 (Showa 4): Osachi Hamaguchi became 27th Prime Minister
1931 (Showa 6): Wakatsuki became 28th Prime Minister
1931 (Showa 6): Inukai Tsuyoshi became 29th Prime Minister
1932 (Showa 7): Saito Makoto became 30th Prime Minister
1934 (Showa 9): Keisuke Okada became 31st Prime Minister
1936 (Showa 11): Koki Hirota became 32nd Prime Minister
1937 (Showa 12): Senjuro Hayashi became 33rd Prime Minister
1937 (Showa 12): Fumimaro Konoe became 34th Prime Minister
1939 (Showa 14): Hiranuma Kiichiro became 35th Prime Minister
1939 (Showa 14): Nobuyuki Abe became 36th Prime Minister
1940 (Showa 15): Mitsumasa Yonai became 37th Prime Minister
1940 (Showa 15): Konoe became 38th Prime Minister
1941 (Showa 16): Konoe became 39th Prime Minister
1941 (Showa 16): Hideki Tojo became 40th Prime Minister
1944 (Showa 19): Kuniaki Koiso became 41st Prime Minister
1945 (Showa 20): Kantaro Suzuki became 42nd Prime Minister
1945 (Showa 21): Naruhiko Higashikuni became 43rd Prime Minister
1945 (Showa 21): Kijuro Shidehara became 44th Prime Minister
1946 (Showa 22): Shigeru Yoshida became 45th Prime Minister
1947 (Showa 23): Tetsu Katayama became 46th Prime Minister
1948 (Showa 24): Hitoshi Ashida became 47th Prime Minister
1948 (Showa 24): Yoshida became 48th Prime Minister
1949 (Showa 25): Yoshida became 49th Prime Minister
1952 (Showa 27): Yoshida became 50th Prime Minister
1953 (Showa 28): Yoshida became 51st Prime Minister
1954 (Showa 29): Ichiro Hatoyama became 52nd Prime Minister
1955 (Showa 30): Hatoyama became 53rd Prime Minister
1955 (Showa 30): Hatoyama became 54th Prime Minister
1956 (Showa 31): Tanzan Ishibashi became 55th Prime Minister
1957 (Showa 32): Nobusuke Kishi became 56th Prime Minister
1958 (Showa 33): Kishi became 57th Prime Minister
1960 (Showa 35): Hayato Ikeda became 58th Prime Minister
1960 (Showa 35): Ikeda became 59th Prime Minister
1963 (Showa 38): Ikeda became 60th Prime Minister
1964 (Showa 39): Eisaku Sato became 61st Prime Minister
1967 (Showa 42): Sato became 62nd Prime Minister
1970 (Showa 45): Sato became 63rd Prime Minister
1972 (Showa 47): Kakuei Tanaka became 64th Prime Minister
1972 (Showa 47): Tanaka became 65th Prime Minister
1974 (Showa 49): Takeo Miki became 66th Prime Minister
1976 (Showa 51): Takeo Fukuda became 67th Prime Minister
1978 (Showa 53): Masayoshi Ohira became 68th Prime Minister
1979 (Showa 54): Ohira became 69th Prime Minister
1980 (Showa 55): Zenko Suzuki became 70th Prime Minister
1982 (Showa 57): Yasuhiro Nakasone became 71st Prime Minister
1983 (Showa 58): Nakasone became 72nd Prime Minister
1986 (Showa 61): Nakasone became 73rd Prime Minister
1987 (Showa 62): Noboru Takeshita became 74th Prime Minister
Gallery
Related pages
100 Landscapes of Japan (Showa period)
List of emperors of Japan
Japanese era name
References
Other websites
National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
1926 establishments in Asia
1920s establishments in Japan
1989 disestablishments
20th-century disestablishments in Japan
1980s disestablishments in Asia