Meiji 31 (明治三十一年)

Timeline of 1898

Other Events of 1898

  • Civil code is promulgated, making the traditional ie (household) system into a formal, legal reality, and further developing the koseki system of household registration introduced in 1872.
  • Leap years are established in Japan.
  • Twenty-fifth anniversary of the Methodist Episcopal Mission in Japan.
  • Merriman Harris is awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class.
  • Military conscription is implemented in Okinawa prefecture.
  • Russia secures lease to Port Arthur on the Liaodong Peninsula, providing it a warm-water port in the East.
  • 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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