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Centuries of isolation, modernisation, catastrophe, and quiet reinvention.
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Tōhoku earthquakeTsunami triggers Fukushima nuclear disaster.
2011
Bubble economy collapsesLost Decade of economic stagnation begins.
1991
1964
Tokyo OlympicsBullet train launches; Japan showcases its recovery.
WWII ends in defeatAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Japan surrenders.
1945
Great Kantō EarthquakeKills over 100,000; Tokyo devastated.
1923
1868
Meiji RestorationRapid modernisation catapults Japan into the industrial age.
1603
Tokugawa era begins250 years of peace and cultural refinement.
710
Nara establishedJapan's first permanent capital; Buddhism flourishes.
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