1907

Meiji 40 (明治四十年)

Timeline of 1907

• 1907/6/5 The Ministry of Education declares full control over nomination and selection of judges for the Bunten ("Ministry of Education Exhibition").

Other Events of 1907

• The first Bunten is held.
• Charles Lang Freer travels to Japan.
• Saeki Yoshirô claims to have discovered the tomb of Hata no Kôkatsu.
• Tokyo Exposition of 1907 marks the beginning of large municipal expositions, in the wake of the end of national expos.

Births and Deaths

• Abe Jûrô of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1837).
• Yôga painter Asai Chû dies (b. 1856).
• James T. Watkins, co-founder of the first post-war museum in Okinawa, is born (d. 1982).

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