Imperial Japan
Proper noun
Meaning
Imperial Japan
(history) Synonym of Empire of Japan
Examples
History is the history of human behavior, and human behavior is the raw material of fiction. Most people recognize that novelists do research to get the facts right - how a glove factory works, for example, or how courtesans in imperial Japan dressed.
Born a Taiwanese subject of Imperial Japan, he was a fluent speaker of Japanese.
The Soviets were warned of Hitler's invasion by Sorge and the spy would also provide them with key inelligence on Imperial Japan.
The Second World War came to an end 75 years ago this past summer, with the official surrender of Imperial Japan to the Allies.