The Taisho period, which lasted from 1912 to 1926, was marked by political instability and social change, including the rise of labor unions and women's rights movements.
The Japanese giant salamander is one of the world's largest amphibians and is native to Japan's freshwater rivers and streams.
The Japanese yen is the official currency of Japan and is the third most traded currency in the world, after the US dollar and the euro.
