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Jan 1, 1000
First Japanese novels appear
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Jan 1, 1160
The start of Japan's medieval period
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Jan 1, 1185
Zen Buddhism introduced to Japan
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Jan 1, 1281
Japan drives back Mongol invasion
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Jan 1, 1336
Japan has first contact with Europe
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Jan 1, 1549
Christian Missonaries arrived in Japan
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Japan bans foreigners and access to foreign goods and literature
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Anti-Christian decrees were proclaimed
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Missionaries expelled from Japan
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Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Japan
Beginning of Japans isolation from the rest of the world -
Prince Mutsuhito becomes emperor
The first to have real authority the since the start of the medieval period -
Meiji Restoration
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The Meiji Constitution is established is established as the law of government in Japan
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Heian period begins
