Japan Timeline By andrew.backenstoe Apr 17, 1603 Tokugawa Shogunate Apr 17, 1794 Commodore Matthew C. Perry Apr 17, 1868 Meiji Restoration Apr 17, 1875 Japanese Territorial Expansion Apr 17, 1929 Great Depression Apr 17, 1945 Hiroshima Apr 17, 1952 Postwar Reforms Apr 17, 1960 Economic Miracle Apr 17, 2011 Tsunami Mar 2, 2022 Japanese Feudalism