JAPAN - CIRCA 1904: The Meiji period (???? Meiji jidai, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor Mutsuhito, running, in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July 1912. During this time, Japan started its modernization and rose to world power status. This era name means "Enlightened Rule". (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
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