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Taisho

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Taishō (tī`shō), 1879–1926, reign name of emperor of Japan (1912–26). His given name was Yoshihito. The son of Mutsuhito, the Meiji Meiji (mā`jē), 1852–1912, reign name of the emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912; his given name was Mutsuhito.
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 emperor, he succeeded to the throne in 1912, but because of illness he played little part in governing the nation. His reign was characterized by democratization, friendly relations with the West, and economic growth. In 1921 Taishō was declared mentally incompetent and his son Hirohito Hirohito (hērō`hētō), 1901–89, emperor of Japan.
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 was made regent.
Taisho
1. the period of Japanese history and artistic style associated with the reign of Emperor Yoshihito (1912--26)
2. the throne name of Yoshihito (1879--1926), emperor of Japan (1912--26)


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The first one plays a key role in the self-constitution of Japanese modernity following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, as well as serving as a locus of anxiety in relation to the modern West, whereas the second is exclusively associated with cultural and political discourses toward Taisho Democracy, centreing on the concepts of "the people" (minshu), "the crowds" (gunshu) and "the masses" (taishu).
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