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==Timeline of 1912==
==Timeline of 1912==
*1912/1/1 [[Sun Yat-Sen]] takes the oath of office as the first Provisional President of the Republic of China.
*1912/2/14 [[Yuan Shikai]] is elected Provisional President of the Republic of China.
*1912/3/27 Helen Herron Taft and Viscountess Chinda (wife of the Japanese Ambassador to the US) plant two [[sakura|cherry trees]] on the Tidal Basin in Washington DC.
==Other Events of 1912==
==Other Events of 1912==
*The sixth [[Bunten]] is held.
*[[Emperor Taisho|Emperor Taishô]] ascends to the throne.
*[[Emperor Taisho|Emperor Taishô]] ascends to the throne.
*[[Karafuto Shrine]] is established.
*The film "[[Oishi Azumakudari|Ôishi Azumakudari]]" is released.
*The film "[[Oishi Azumakudari|Ôishi Azumakudari]]" is released.
*A major exhibition of work by the sculptor Rodin is held in Tokyo.
*''The Battle of Tsushima Between the Japanese and Russian Fleets, fought on 27th. May 1905'' by Commander Vladimir Semenoff is published.
*''The Battle of Tsushima Between the Japanese and Russian Fleets, fought on 27th. May 1905'' by Commander Vladimir Semenoff is published.
*Publication begins of the ''katsuji'' (moveable type) version of ''[[Tsuko ichiran|Tsûkô ichiran]]'' (pub. completed 1913).
*Publication begins of the ''katsuji'' (moveable type) version of ''[[Tsuko ichiran|Tsûkô ichiran]]'' (pub. completed 1913).
*"Mainland" system of democratic participation in electing representatives for the [[National Diet]] is extended to [[Okinawa prefecture]].
*"Mainland" system of democratic participation in electing representatives for the [[National Diet]] is extended to [[Okinawa prefecture]].
*[[Puyi]], the last emperor of China, formally abdicates.
*Three thousand twenty cherry trees are shipped from [[Yokohama]] to Seattle, and then from there to Washington DC.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*1912/7/30 [[Emperor Meiji]] dies (b. [[1852]]).
*1912/7/30 [[Emperor Meiji]] dies (b. [[1852]]).
*General [[Nogi Maresuke]] and his wife commit ''[[junshi]] [[seppuku]]''.
*General [[Nogi Maresuke]] and his wife commit ''[[junshi]] [[seppuku]]''.
*Historian [[Nishiyama Matsunosuke]] is born.
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