From a humiliated state dragged out of isolation to an established economic powerhouse in a century and a half, Japan's progress is unrivalled. While this was considerably set back in the 1990s, Japan now has a cemented status of a major world power. But rather than Japanese power fading, their economy was to grow substantially over the following decades to rival even that of America. Facing an unbeatable power capable of flattening cities in an instant, Japan was forced to surrender, dismantle its empire and give up its ability to declare war. While initially successful, this act had brought the sleeping giant of American into the Second World War. America responded with an oil embargo on Japan, leading to a retaliation on American air bases in the Pacific. With many western powers focused on combatting Nazi Germany in Europe, Japan was able to easily take vast amounts of land surrounding the western Pacific Ocean. Japan's annexation of Manchuria in 1931 would prove a step too far in the view of their former allies, leading them to later ally instead with Nazi Germany. Adopting the example of powerful western nations, Japan began to build an empire, supported by its membership of the Allied forces in the First World War. This led to the fall of Samurai rule and rapid modernisation. While making use of firearms from Europe, Tokugawa was to forbid their use and bar most contact with the outside world.Īnd this held, until in 1854, a strange new power from the east - the Americans - forced Japan to open to global trade by gunpoint. This came to an end in the 16th century as three successive leaders - Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Tokugawa - unified the islands. While briefly successful, the victorious parties conflicted and tore Japan apart, leading in to over two centuries of near constant warfare. In the 14th century, the imperial family aimed to retake power from the Samurai. While this kingdom would run through a period of near-collapse in the 6th century of the common era, this governmental structure would essentially continue until the 11th century, where a new new ruling class of warriors - the Samurai - would take power. The following eight centuries saw technological development and the growing military power of an increasingly unified kingdom. First settled around 20-30 thousand years ago, Japan's distinctiveness really began to develop in the Jōmon period comprising several millennia preceeding the 4th century before the common era. The islands of Nippon are lands of beauty and destruction, of traditions and of modernity. Japan's past is proof that the world is neither a constant nor purely chaotic that both long periods of stability and rapid, brutal change can occur. Note: This guide assumes you have all game-altering DLC and expansion packs (all Civ packs, Wonders of the Ancient World, Gods & Kings and Brave New World)
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