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Meiji (明 "bright, brilliant" 治 "reign, government") may refer to:
  • Meiji Restoration
    Meiji Restoration
    The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure...

    , the revolution that ushered in the Meiji period
  • Meiji period
    Meiji period
    The , or Meiji era denotes the period in Japanese history during the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor . During this time, Japan began its modernization and rose to world power status...

     - the period in Japanese history when the Meiji Emperor reigned
  • Emperor Meiji of Japan - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor, who reigned during Meiji period
  • Meiji Constitution
    Meiji Constitution
    The ', more commonly known as the Imperial or Meiji Constitution, was the fundamental law of the Empire of Japan from 29 November 1890 until 2 May 1947...

     - ie. The Constitution of the Empire of Japan
  • Meiji Mura
    Meiji Mura
    is an open-air architectural museum/theme park in Inuyama, near Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, Japan. It was opened on March 18, 1965. The museum preserves historic buildings from Japan's Meiji , Taisho , and early Shōwa periods. Over 60 historical buildings have been moved and reconstructed onto of...

     - open-air architectural museum near Nagoya.
  • Meiji University
    Meiji University
    is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao....

     - University in Tokyo.
  • Meiji Seika
    Meiji Seika
    is the Japanese confectionery and pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of products including Hello Panda and Yan Yan. Its competitors include Ezaki Glico, Kabaya, Lotte and Morinaga....

     - A major confectionery firm in Japan.
  • Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
    Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
    is a Japanese life insurance company, headquartered in Tokyo and created in 2004 from the merger of Meiji Life and Yasuda Life. The company is one of the oldest and largest insurers in Japan.-History:...

     - A major life insurance company in Japan.
  • Meiji Dairies
    Meiji Dairies
    is a major dairy industry company in Japan. It was established in 1917. Apart from dairy products like milk, ice cream, and cheese, their lineup includes sports drinks, frozen foods such as pizzas, and food supplements like "Toromeiku", described as a "food viscosity preparation".It has a joint...

     - A major dairy industry company in Japan.
  • Meiji Senmon Gakkou
    Kyushu Institute of Technology
    is one of the 87 national universities in Japan. Located in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, it is dedicated to education and research in the fields of science and technology...

     - the former name of Kyushu Institute of Technology
  • Meiji Seika
    Meiji Seika
    is the Japanese confectionery and pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of products including Hello Panda and Yan Yan. Its competitors include Ezaki Glico, Kabaya, Lotte and Morinaga....

     - A major confectionery company in Japan
  • Meiji Shrine
    Meiji Shrine
    ', located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. When Emperor Meiji died in 1912 and Empress Shōken in 1914, the Japanese people wished to pay their respects to the two influential Japanese figures...

  • Meiji Seamount
    Meiji Seamount
    Meiji Seamount is the oldest seamount in the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain, with an estimated age of 82 million years. It lies at the northernmost end of the chain, and is perched at the outer slope of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench...

    - a seamount in the northern Pacific Ocean