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Japanese history (Part 1), According to the creation myth, the brother and…
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According to the creation myth, the brother and sister Kami Izanagi and Izanami, gave birth to the Japanese islands. 
By scratching his eyes, the brother created Amaterasu, Kami of the Sun, whom all emperors are said to descent from, and Tsukiyomi (Moon), and by scratching his nose created Susanoo (Storm).
Legend says that the Yayoi were the fleet of Xu Fu, a courtier who was sent by Qin Shi Huang to search for the elixir of immortality.
The leader of each clan was said to communicate with Kami, and conquer the Kami of the defeated, creating a Kami hierarchy.
The power of the Emperor was not absolute: clans controled their own land and there would often be more powerful clans than the ruling one.
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Prince Shotoku (574-622), nephew of Empress Suiko, was a legendary regent who brought great order to Japan by replacing the Kabane system with the Capital Rank (which was more meritocratic), writing the 17 Articles telling how government officials should act according to Confucianism, and copying Tang China by adopting Buddhism, Chinese bureocracy, the Chinese calendar, etc.
The Taika Reforms (645) were a series of major reforms by the organizers of the Isshi Incident, that sought to take away the power of the clans and unify Japan under the emperor, and although there were many exceptions to the powerful, the reforms helped creating a more centralized government.
During the Three Kingdoms of Korea Era, Japan allied with Baekje in order to prevent Silla from uniting Korea and becoming a vassal of Tang China
In the old age, the emperor was free to choose his successor, who wasn't always his son, so they avoided conflict by intermarriage and incest.
Eventually the Shikken class beat the Shogun, also making him a figurehead.
Espionage was an essential part of the Sengoku period, and thus ninjas were created.
The Edo period was relatively peaceful, with only the Samurai being allowed to carry weapons.
It was during the Heian period that the first great novel of Japan, The Tale of Genji, was written by lady Murasaki, as women enjoyed a fair amount of freedom at the time.
During this period, the Tensho embassy (1582-1590) was sent by a Christian Japanese lord to the Pope and kings of Europe. It was led by Mancio Itō, a Japanese nobleman, who was the first official Japanese emissary to Europe.