1896

Meiji 29 (明治二十九年)

Timeline of 1896

1896/2/29 Construction of building of Bank of Japan completed.
1896/3/1 Shinpo-to is formed.
1896/3/15 First liner to Europe leaves Yokohama port.
1896/3/31 Governor-General of Taiwan promulgates Gakkô Kansei.
1896/4/14 Itagaki Taisuke becomes Secretary General.
1896/5/14 Russian minister Weaver and Komura Jutaro sign a memorandom about Joseon.
1896/6/6 Kuroda Seiki establishes Hakuba-kai.
1896/6/9 Yamagata-Lobanov Agreement
1896/6/15 A tsunami strikes Sanriku region, killing 22-27,000.
1896/7/2 Kawakami Otojirô opens Kawakami-za in Kanda.
1896/7/21 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Japan and China includes stipulations allowing for Japan and Western powers to build factories in treaty ports in China.
1896/9/1 Express train between Shinbashi and Kobe.
1896/9/18 Second Matsukata cabinet.
1896/11/14 Magazine 26 century banned.

Dysentery and typhoid fever spread.
Hamakua Jôdo is established as the first Jôdo-shû temple in Hawaii.
Iha Fuyû is expelled from Shuri Middle School for organizing protests against discriminatory policies and attitudes. He travels to the Japanese "mainland."
Li Hongzhang visits New York. Signs for "chop suey" appear in windows of New York restaurants for the first time, advertising it as Li's favorite food.
Okinawan anti-assimilation Kôdôkai organization founded.
The Kumamoto Garrison vacates Shuri castle.
A Western painting section is established at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. Kuroda Seiki is named director of that section.
Kuroda Seiki, Kume Keiichirô and others found the Hakubakai (White Horse Society), which quickly overtakes the Meiji Art Society.
Nihon Kaiga Kyôkai ("Japan Painting Association") is founded by Okakura Kakuzô and Ernest Fenollosa.
The first All-Hawaii sumo competition is held.
Nihonga painter Yamaguchi Tatsukichi begins teaching at the Okinawa Prefectural Normal School; he is the first Japanese to come to Okinawa to teach art.

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