- 1868: New imperial government is established at Tokyo (formerly Edo).
- 1871-1876: A series of laws end caste privileges and centralize the government.
- 1873: Universal military conscription is introduced.
- 1877: Satsuma Rebellion.
- 1889: The Meiji Constitution is established.
- 1890: The Imperial Diet meets for the first time.
- 1894-1890: Sino-Japanese War.
- 1904-1905: Russo-Japanese War.
- 1915: Japan issues the Twenty-one Demands in an attempt to gain control of China
- 1931: Mukden incident.
- Japan conquers Manchuria.
- 1936: "February Mutiny"
- 1937: Incident at Marco Polo Bridge leads to war with China.
- 1941: Japanese forces occupy Indochina
- 1945: Japan surrenders
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