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→Other Events of 1898
*Russia secures lease to [[Port Arthur]] on the [[Liaodong Peninsula]], providing it a warm-water port in the East.
*Russia secures lease to [[Port Arthur]] on the [[Liaodong Peninsula]], providing it a warm-water port in the East.
*[[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]] becomes fleet admiral.
*[[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]] becomes fleet admiral.
*Ceremonies and celebrations are held for the thirty-year anniversary of [[Tokyo]] becoming the Imperial capital. Performances and processions included recreations of [[Edo period]] displays, as well as more modern nationalistic and military displays.
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