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Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, comprising four major islands alongside over 14,000 smaller islands. Between the 4th and 6th centuries its kingdoms were united under an emperor, and after rule by successive shogunates Japan was unified in 1600 by the Tokugawa shogunate; the Meiji Restoration of 1868 ended the shogunate and restored imperial power, and after defeat in World War II Japan came under Allied occupation until 1952. Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature known as the National Diet. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Constitutional monarchy 2

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Tokyo 2

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Monarchy 1

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Extant 1

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How did the shogunate period in Japan come to an end?

An American fleet forced Japan to open trade in 1853; the shogunate ended and imperial power was restored in 1868.

Japan was unified in 1600 by the Tokugawa shogunate, which followed an isolationist foreign policy. In 1853 an American fleet forced Japan to open trade to the West, and this led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.

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Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

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1. Wikipedia: Japan

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Introduction
which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868
Japan: Status
Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside over 14,000 smaller islands.
In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
Japan is an island country in East Asia.

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2. Wikipedia: Japan

Government and politics, lead sentence
Japan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature known as the National Diet.
Infobox, Capital and largest city
Tokyo is the country's capital and largest city.

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