{"id":6851,"date":"2025-05-16T18:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/?p=6851"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T04:50:26","slug":"%e3%80%90%e8%8b%b1%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%a7%e5%ad%a6%e3%81%bc%e3%81%86%ef%bc%81%e3%80%91%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%ae%e6%ad%b4%e5%8f%b2%e3%82%92%e8%8b%b1%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%a7%e5%ad%a6%e3%81%bc%e3%81%86%ef%bc%81-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/%e3%80%90%e8%8b%b1%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%a7%e5%ad%a6%e3%81%bc%e3%81%86%ef%bc%81%e3%80%91%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%ae%e6%ad%b4%e5%8f%b2%e3%82%92%e8%8b%b1%e8%aa%9e%e3%81%a7%e5%ad%a6%e3%81%bc%e3%81%86%ef%bc%81-l\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\u5b66\u307c\u3046\uff01\u3011\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u3092\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\u5b66\u307c\u3046\uff01 Let\u2019s Learn About Japanese History in English!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 \u306f\u3058\u3081\u306b\uff5cIntroduction<\/h2>\n

Japan has a rich and unique history.
\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3068\u3066\u3082\u9577\u304f\u3066\u30e6\u30cb\u30fc\u30af\u306a\u6b74\u53f2\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

Today, let\u2019s learn about Japanese history from the Meiji era<\/strong> to the Reiwa era<\/strong>.
\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u660e\u6cbb\u6642\u4ee3<\/strong>\u304b\u3089\u4ee4\u548c<\/strong>\u307e\u3067\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u3092\u3001\u82f1\u8a9e\u3068\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u5b66\u3093\u3067\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll learn about big events, popular fashion, and daily life in each period.
\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u3001\u6d41\u884c\u3057\u305f\u30d5\u30a1\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3001\u66ae\u3089\u3057\u306e\u69d8\u5b50\u306a\u3069\u3082\u898b\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n

What is a \u201cGeng\u014d\u201d?\uff5c\u300c\u5143\u53f7\uff08\u3052\u3093\u3054\u3046\uff09\u300d\u3063\u3066\u306a\u306b\uff1f<\/h2>\n

In Japan, each emperor has a special era name<\/strong> called a geng\u014d (\u5143\u53f7)<\/strong>.
\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u5929\u7687\u304c\u304b\u308f\u308b\u305f\u3073\u306b**\u5143\u53f7\uff08\u3052\u3093\u3054\u3046\uff09**\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u7279\u5225\u306a\u540d\u524d\u304c\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

The geng\u014d is used to count years in that emperor\u2019s time.
\u5143\u53f7\u306f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5929\u7687\u304c\u3044\u308b\u6642\u4ee3\u306e\u5e74\u3092\u8868\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

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    Meiji<\/strong> (\u660e\u6cbb) = Emperor Meiji\u2019s era (1868\u20131912)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Taisho<\/strong> (\u5927\u6b63) = Emperor Taisho\u2019s era (1912\u20131926)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Showa<\/strong> (\u662d\u548c) = Emperor Showa\u2019s era (1926\u20131989)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Heisei<\/strong> (\u5e73\u6210) = Emperor Heisei\u2019s era (1989\u20132019)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Reiwa<\/strong> (\u4ee4\u548c) = Emperor Reiwa\u2019s era (2019\u2013Now)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In daily life, people use both geng\u014d<\/strong> and Western years (\u897f\u66a6)<\/strong>.
    \u65e5\u5e38\u3067\u306f\u300c\u5143\u53f7\u300d\u3068\u300c\u897f\u66a6\uff08\u305b\u3044\u308c\u304d\uff09\u300d\u306e\u4e21\u65b9\u304c\u4f7f\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

    Meiji Era\uff08\u660e\u6cbb\u6642\u4ee3\uff09<\/h2>\n

    1868\u20131912<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \ud83d\uddd3 Big Events\uff5c\u4e3b\u306a\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      The Meiji Restoration<\/strong> (\u660e\u6cbb\u7dad\u65b0): Japan became modern and opened to the world.
      \u2192 \u65e5\u672c\u304c\u8fd1\u4ee3\u5316\u3057\u3001\u897f\u6d0b\u306b\u958b\u304b\u308c\u305f\u6642\u4ee3\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      The first railways<\/strong> and telephones<\/strong> were introduced.
      \u2192 \u306f\u3058\u3081\u3066\u306e\u9244\u9053\u3084\u96fb\u8a71\u304c\u767b\u5834\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \ud83d\udc58 Fashion and Culture\uff5c\u6d41\u884c\u3068\u6587\u5316\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        People started wearing Western clothes<\/strong>.
        \u2192 \u6d0b\u670d\u3092\u7740\u308b\u4eba\u304c\u5c11\u3057\u305a\u3064\u5897\u3048\u59cb\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Men wore suits and women wore hakama<\/em> with kimono.
        \u2192 \u7537\u6027\u306f\u30b9\u30fc\u30c4\u3001\u5973\u6027\u306f\u88b4\u306b\u7740\u7269\u306e\u30b9\u30bf\u30a4\u30eb\u304c\u4e00\u822c\u7684\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \ud83c\udfe0 Daily Life\uff5c\u304f\u3089\u3057\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          Students learned using blackboards and ink<\/strong>.
          \u2192 \u5b66\u6821\u3067\u306f\u9ed2\u677f\u3068\u58a8\u3067\u5b66\u7fd2\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Gas lamps lit the streets.
          \u2192 \u8857\u306e\u660e\u304b\u308a\u306f\u30ac\u30b9\u706f\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Taisho Era\uff08\u5927\u6b63\u6642\u4ee3\uff09<\/h2>\n

          1912\u20131926<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \ud83d\uddd3 Big Events\uff5c\u4e3b\u306a\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            Japan became more democratic<\/strong> and people gained more rights.
            \u2192 \u3088\u308a\u81ea\u7531\u306a\u793e\u4f1a\u306b\u306a\u308a\u3001\u4eba\u3005\u306e\u6a29\u5229\u304c\u5e83\u304c\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            The Great Kanto Earthquake<\/strong> (1923) caused serious damage.
            \u2192 1923\u5e74\u306e\u95a2\u6771\u5927\u9707\u707d\u3067\u5927\u304d\u306a\u88ab\u5bb3\u304c\u51fa\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            \ud83d\udc58 Fashion and Culture\uff5c\u6d41\u884c\u3068\u6587\u5316\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              “Modern Girls” and “Modern Boys”<\/strong> appeared.
              \u2192 \u300c\u30e2\u30c0\u30f3\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb\u300d\u300c\u30e2\u30c0\u30f3\u30dc\u30fc\u30a4\u300d\u304c\u767b\u5834\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              Women wore short hair<\/strong>, dresses<\/strong>, and men wore hats<\/strong>.
              \u2192 \u5973\u6027\u306f\u30b7\u30e7\u30fc\u30c8\u30d8\u30a2\u306b\u6d0b\u670d\u3001\u7537\u6027\u306f\u5e3d\u5b50\u3092\u304b\u3076\u308b\u306e\u304c\u6d41\u884c\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              \ud83c\udfe0 Daily Life\uff5c\u304f\u3089\u3057\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                Department stores<\/strong> and caf\u00e9s<\/strong> opened in big cities.
                \u2192 \u90fd\u5e02\u306b\u30c7\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u3084\u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u304c\u5897\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                Radios started to appear.
                \u2192 \u30e9\u30b8\u30aa\u304c\u5c11\u3057\u305a\u3064\u666e\u53ca\u3057\u306f\u3058\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Showa Era\uff08\u662d\u548c\u6642\u4ee3\uff09<\/h2>\n

                1926\u20131989<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \u662d\u548c\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u9577\u3044\u6642\u4ee3\u3067\u3001\u3044\u308d\u3044\u308d\u306a\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n

                \ud83d\uddd3 Big Events\uff5c\u4e3b\u306a\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  World War II<\/strong> (1941\u20131945) happened.
                  \u2192 \u7b2c\u4e8c\u6b21\u4e16\u754c\u5927\u6226\u304c\u8d77\u3053\u308a\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u88ab\u5bb3\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  After the war, Japan grew very fast in the economy<\/strong>.
                  \u2192 \u6226\u5f8c\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u306f\u300c\u9ad8\u5ea6\u7d4c\u6e08\u6210\u9577\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u5927\u304d\u306a\u6210\u9577\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  \ud83d\udc58 Fashion and Culture\uff5c\u6d41\u884c\u3068\u6587\u5316\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    1950s: Boys wore school uniforms<\/strong>, girls wore pleated skirts<\/strong>.
                    \u2192 \u5b66\u751f\u670d\u3084\u30d7\u30ea\u30fc\u30c4\u30b9\u30ab\u30fc\u30c8\u304c\u6d41\u884c\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    1980s: Colorful pop fashion<\/strong>, shoulder pads<\/strong>, and perms<\/strong>!
                    \u2192 1980\u5e74\u4ee3\u306f\u30dd\u30c3\u30d7\u3067\u30ab\u30e9\u30d5\u30eb\u306a\u30d5\u30a1\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3001\u30d1\u30fc\u30de\u3084\u80a9\u30d1\u30c3\u30c9\u304c\u4eba\u6c17\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    \ud83c\udfe0 Daily Life\uff5c\u304f\u3089\u3057\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      People got TVs, fridges, and washing machines.
                      \u2192 \u30c6\u30ec\u30d3\u3001\u51b7\u8535\u5eab\u3001\u6d17\u6fef\u6a5f\u304c\u5bb6\u5ead\u306b\u5e83\u304c\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                      Tokyo Olympics were held in 1964.
                      \u2192 1964\u5e74\u306b\u6771\u4eac\u30aa\u30ea\u30f3\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u304c\u958b\u304b\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Heisei Era\uff08\u5e73\u6210\u6642\u4ee3\uff09<\/h2>\n

                      1989\u20132019<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \ud83d\uddd3 Big Events\uff5c\u4e3b\u306a\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        The bubble economy<\/strong> burst and the Internet<\/strong> spread.
                        \u2192 \u30d0\u30d6\u30eb\u7d4c\u6e08\u304c\u306f\u3058\u3051\u3001\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u304c\u5e83\u304c\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                        Natural disasters like the Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)<\/strong> and Tohoku Earthquake (2011)<\/strong>.
                        \u2192 \u962a\u795e\u5927\u9707\u707d\u3084\u6771\u65e5\u672c\u5927\u9707\u707d\u304c\u8d77\u3053\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        \ud83d\udc58 Fashion and Culture\uff5c\u6d41\u884c\u3068\u6587\u5316\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                          1990s: Loose socks<\/strong>, ganguro<\/strong> makeup, and J-pop<\/strong> boom
                          \u2192 \u30eb\u30fc\u30ba\u30bd\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u3001\u30ac\u30f3\u30b0\u30ed\u30e1\u30a4\u30af\u3001J\u30dd\u30c3\u30d7\u304c\u6d41\u884c<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                          2000s: Simple, cute “kawaii fashion<\/strong>” became popular.
                          \u2192 \u30b7\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u3067\u304b\u308f\u3044\u3044\u300c\u30ab\u30ef\u30a4\u30a4\u6587\u5316\u300d\u304c\u4e16\u754c\u3067\u3082\u6ce8\u76ee\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          \ud83c\udfe0 Daily Life\uff5c\u304f\u3089\u3057\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                            People used flip phones<\/strong>, then smartphones<\/strong>.
                            \u2192 \u30ac\u30e9\u30b1\u30fc\u304b\u3089\u30b9\u30de\u30fc\u30c8\u30d5\u30a9\u30f3\u3078\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                            More people started playing video games<\/strong> and using the Internet.
                            \u2192 \u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3084\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u304c\u65e5\u5e38\u306b\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            Reiwa Era\uff08\u4ee4\u548c\u6642\u4ee3\uff09<\/h2>\n

                            2019\u2013Now\uff08\u73fe\u5728\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            \ud83d\uddd3 Big Events\uff5c\u4e3b\u306a\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                              The COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong> changed the way we live.
                              \u2192 \u65b0\u578b\u30b3\u30ed\u30ca\u30a6\u30a4\u30eb\u30b9\u3067\u751f\u6d3b\u304c\u5927\u304d\u304f\u5909\u308f\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                              Japan focuses on SDGs<\/strong>, technology, and global culture.
                              \u2192 SDGs\u3084\u30c6\u30af\u30ce\u30ed\u30b8\u30fc\u3001\u30b0\u30ed\u30fc\u30d0\u30eb\u306a\u6587\u5316\u304c\u91cd\u8996\u3055\u308c\u308b\u6642\u4ee3\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              \ud83d\udc58 Fashion and Culture\uff5c\u6d41\u884c\u3068\u6587\u5316\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                                Mix of traditional + modern<\/strong> styles
                                \u2192 \u4f1d\u7d71\u3068\u73fe\u4ee3\u304c\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u3055\u308c\u305f\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30b9\u30bf\u30a4\u30eb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                                Young people love sustainable fashion<\/strong>, YouTube<\/strong>, and VTubers<\/strong>!
                                \u2192 \u30b5\u30b9\u30c6\u30ca\u30d6\u30eb\u30d5\u30a1\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3001\u30e6\u30fc\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u3001V\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u304c\u4eba\u6c17\uff01<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                \ud83c\udfe0 Daily Life\uff5c\u304f\u3089\u3057\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                                  Online classes and working from home increased.
                                  \u2192 \u30aa\u30f3\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u6388\u696d\u3084\u5728\u5b85\u52e4\u52d9\u304c\u5897\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                                  More people use AI<\/strong> and apps<\/strong> for daily life.
                                  \u2192 AI\u3084\u30a2\u30d7\u30ea\u3092\u4f7f\u3063\u305f\u751f\u6d3b\u304c\u5f53\u305f\u308a\u524d\u306b\u3002<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                  \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 \u306f\u3058\u3081\u306b\uff5cIntroduction Japan has a rich and unique history.\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3068\u3066\u3082\u9577\u304f\u3066\u30e6\u30cb\u30fc\u30af\u306a\u6b74\u53f2\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002 Today, let\u2019s learn about Jap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[118],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-16-at-18.19.59.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6858,"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851\/revisions\/6858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hatchlinkjr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}