Shōwa era
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Summary
Shōwa era is a Japanese era name[1]. It ranks in the top 0.42% of japanese era name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,072 views/month, #1 of 240).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Hirohito[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Instance of: historical period[5]
- Follows: Taishō period[6]
- Followed by: Heisei era[7]
- Part of: history of Japan[8]
- Commons category: Shōwa era[9]
- Start time: December 25, 1926[10]
- End time: January 7, 1989[11]
- Significant event: Mukden incident[12], Second Sino-Japanese War[13], Pacific War[14], surrender of Japan[15], Japanese economic miracle[16], 1964 Summer Olympics[17], Expo '70[18], 1973 oil crisis[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shōwa era[20]
- Different from: Shōwa[21], Showa Station[22]
- Culture: Shōwa culture[23]
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Influence
Things named for Shōwa era include Shōwa-shinzan[24], a lateral volcano[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1944[27]; Shōwa Memorial Park[28], a National Government Park[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1983[31]; Showa Station[32], an Antarctic research station[33], founded in 1957[34]; Shōwa financial crisis[35], a financial crisis[36], in Empire of Japan[37]; Shōwa Restoration[38], a political movement[39], in Empire of Japan[40]; Showa Women's University[41], a private university[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1920[44]; Showa Pharmaceutical University[45], a medical university[46], in Japan[47], founded in 1930[48]; and National Showa Memorial Museum[49], a national museum[50], in Japan[51], founded in 1999[52].
Why It Matters
Shōwa era has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include Shōwa-shinzan[24], a lateral volcano[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1944[27]; Shōwa Memorial Park[28], a National Government Park[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1983[31]; Showa Station[32], an Antarctic research station[33], founded in 1957[34]; Shōwa financial crisis[35], a financial crisis[36], in Empire of Japan[37]; Shōwa Restoration[38], a political movement[39], in Empire of Japan[40]; and Showa Women's University[41], a private university[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1920[44].