[1] It should always be remembered that the historic account of Japan before the fifth century A. D., must be allowed a large latitude in regard to its events and their dates.
[2] Called the "Dai-Nihon Komon-sho" and the "Dai-Nihon Shi-ryō."
CONTENTS
| PART I | ||
| FROM THE FOUNDING OF THE EMPIRE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT | ||
| OF FEUDAL RÉGIME. 660 B. C.-1186 A. D. | ||
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Mythical Age | [3] |
| II. | The Beginning of the Empire. 660 B. C.-192 A. D. | [6] |
| III. | Relations with Korea and China. 192-645 A. D. | [12] |
| IV. | The Taikwa Reform. 645-708 A. D. | [22] |
| V. | The Nara Epoch. 710-794 A. D. | [31] |
| VI. | The Hei-an Epoch. 794-1186 A. D. | [38] |
| PART II | ||
| THE FEUDAL AGES. 1186-1868 | ||
| VII. | The Kamakura Government. 1186-1339 | [65] |
| VIII. | The Temporary Restoration of Imperial Power. 1339-1393 | [83] |
| IX. | The Muromachi Period. 1393-1573 | [92] |
| X. | Internal Peace and External War. 1573-1603 | [109] |
| XI. | The Foundation of the Edo Government. 1603-1651 | [122] |
| XII. | The Decline of the Edo Government. 1651-1837 | [140] |
| XIII. | The Fall of the Edo Government. 1837-1868 | [155] |
| PART III | ||
| THE NEW JAPAN. 1868-1893 | ||
| XIV. | Internal Affairs. 1868-1893 | [173] |
| XV. | Foreign Relations. 1868-1893 | [188] |
| PART IV | ||
| APPENDIX. 1893- | ||
| XVI. | The Constitution in Theory and in Practice. 1893-1906 | [199] |
| XVII. | Parties and Politics. 1893-1906 | [213] |
| XVIII. | Economic Progress. 1893-1906 | [242] |
| XIX. | The Chino-Japanese War. 1894-1895 | [252] |
| XX. | Japan and Russia in Korea and Manchuria. 1893-1904 | [275] |
| XXI. | The Russo-Japanese War and its Aftermath. 1904-. | [303] |
| Bibliography | [331] | |
| Index | [337] | |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| Generals of the Late Russo-Japanese War (Photogravure) | |
| [Frontispiece] | |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Ainos Worshiping | [28] |
| Abduction of Goshirakawa (in color) | [60] |
| The Invasion by the Mongol Tartars | [76] |
| The Procession of Feudal Lords | [124] |
| A Picnic on the Asuka Hill in the Flowery Season | [156] |
| TEXT MAPS | |
| PAGE | |
| Japan before the Fifth Century | [10] |
| Japan | [61] |
| Northern Japan | [85] |
| Southern Japan | [99] |
| Korea | [117] |
| Central Japan | [124] |
| Japanese Ports Opened To Foreign Trade. 1858 | [159] |
| Downfall of the Edo Government. 1867-1868 | [168] |
| The Insurrection in the Island of Kiushū. 1877 | [181] |
| Island Possessions of Japan | [193] |
| First Engagements of Chino-Japanese War. 1894 | [261] |
| Campaigns in Korea and Manchuria | [268] |
| Wei-hai-Wei, Formosa, and Pescadores | [270] |
| Foreign Spheres of Influence in China and Manchuria | [278] |
| Japanese Advance to Liao-yang | [309] |
| Battle of the Sea of Japan, Russo-Japanese War | [315] |