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| ==Timeline of 1906== | | ==Timeline of 1906== |
| + | *1906/1/7 The first Saionji administration. |
| + | *1906/2/1 [[Japanese Resident-General of Korea]] opens. |
| + | *1906/2/19 [[Prince Arthur (1883-1938)|Prince Arthur]] arrives in Yokohama aboard the HMS ''Diadem'', on a visit to Japan to officially confer the Order of the Garter upon the [[Meiji Emperor]], on behalf of [[King Edward VII]]. He is met by the [[Meiji Emperor]] in person later in the day at [[Shinbashi Station]]. |
| + | *1906/2/20 Prince Arthur confers the Order of the Garter upon the Emperor, in a ceremony at the [[Tokyo Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]]. |
| + | *1906/2/24 The first [[Japan Socialist Party]] rally. |
| + | *1906/3/13 Prince Arthur and his entourage depart Japan. |
| + | *1906/3/20 Imperial Library opens. |
| + | *1906/3/25 [[Shimazaki Tôson]] publishes ''Hakai''. |
| + | *1906/4/30 [[Triumphal Military Review of April 1906]] |
| + | *1906/5/1 Japanese consulate opens in Andong, Manchuria. |
| + | *1906/5/9 [[Kita Ikki]] publishes ''The Theory of Japan's National Polity and Pure Socialism''. |
| + | *1906/6/1 Cession of Southern [[Karafuto]] from Russia.([[Treaty of Portsmouth]]) |
| + | *1906/6 Japan is given rights in the [[South Manchuria Railway Company]]. |
| + | *1906/8/18 Laborers strike at [[Kure Naval Arsenal]]. |
| + | *1906/10 [[Yamagata Aritomo]] ''[[Imperial defence policy plan]]''. |
| + | *1906/10/16 Thirty-six Okinawans depart [[Yokohama]] for Peru aboard the ''Itsukushima-maru''. They are to be the first Okinawan settlers in Peru. |
| + | *1906/11/25 The Hawaii Okinawa Association is established. |
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| ==Other Events of 1906== | | ==Other Events of 1906== |
| + | *[[Benkyodo|Benkyôdô Candy Factory]] opens in San Francisco. |
| *[[Makino Nobuaki]] becomes [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]]. | | *[[Makino Nobuaki]] becomes [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]]. |
| *[[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô's]] ''[[The Book of Tea]]'' is published. | | *[[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô's]] ''[[The Book of Tea]]'' is published. |
− | *''Dai-Nihon-shi'', begun by [[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]] in [[1657]], is completed. | + | *''[[Dai Nihon shi]]'', begun by [[Tokugawa Mitsukuni]] in [[1657]], is completed. |
| *[[Kondo Yoshisuke|Kondô Yoshisuke]] publishes ''Shinsengumi ôji jissen dansho''. | | *[[Kondo Yoshisuke|Kondô Yoshisuke]] publishes ''Shinsengumi ôji jissen dansho''. |
− | *[[Okinawan emigration to Hawaii]] peaks, with 4,467 people leaving Okinawa and/or arriving in Hawaii this year. | + | *[[Natsume Soseki|Natsume Sôseki's]] ''Botchan'' is published. |
| + | *[[Okinawans in Hawaii|Okinawan emigration to Hawaii]] peaks, with 4,467 people leaving Okinawa and/or arriving in Hawaii this year. |
| *The first public [[libraries|library]] in Okinawa opens in [[Nago]]. | | *The first public [[libraries|library]] in Okinawa opens in [[Nago]]. |
| *The first public museum in China opens in Nantong. | | *The first public museum in China opens in Nantong. |
| + | *Pope Pius X asks the [[Society of Jesus]] (the Jesuits) to establish a university in Japan. ([[Sophia University]] opens in 1913.) |
| *[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]] becomes a daily newspaper. | | *[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]] becomes a daily newspaper. |
| + | *A restoration/renovation project is begun on the Great Buddha Hall at [[Todaiji|Tôdai-ji]], which is completed in 1913. |
| *[[Tomita Kojiro|Kôjirô Tomita]] arrives in the US. | | *[[Tomita Kojiro|Kôjirô Tomita]] arrives in the US. |
| + | *The state of California excludes children of Japanese descent from public schools. |
| + | *San Francisco Earthquake destroys many public records, creating the opportunity for Chinese "paper sons" (i.e. Chinese attempting to immigrate to the US with false documentation). |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *British book collector [[Frank Hawley]] is born (d. 1961). |
| *Art dealer [[Hayashi Tadamasa]] dies (b. [[1853]]). | | *Art dealer [[Hayashi Tadamasa]] dies (b. [[1853]]). |
| + | *[[Kodama Gentaro|Kodama Gentarô]], 4th [[Governor-General of Taiwan]], dies (b. [[1852]]). |
| *Artist [[Kubota Beisen]] dies (b. [[1852]]). | | *Artist [[Kubota Beisen]] dies (b. [[1852]]). |
| + | *[[Puyi]]<!--薄儀--> is born (d. 1967). |
| + | *Scholar [[Shunzo Sakamaki|Shunzô Sakamaki]] is born (d. 1973). |
| *Artist [[Yamamoto Hosui|Yamamoto Hôsui]] dies (b. [[1850]]). | | *Artist [[Yamamoto Hosui|Yamamoto Hôsui]] dies (b. [[1850]]). |
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