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*1900/1/16 The 26 Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii are sent to Ewa plantation (on O'ahu).
*1900/1/16 The 26 Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii are sent to Ewa plantation (on O'ahu).
*1900/1/13-30 The first (modern-style) public exhibition of work by [[Hokusai]] to be held in Japan takes place at [[Ueno Park]] in Tokyo.
*1900/1/13-30 The first (modern-style) public exhibition of work by [[Hokusai]] to be held in Japan takes place at [[Ueno Park]] in Tokyo.
*1900/2/11 The engagement of Crown Prince Yoshihito (the future [[Taisho Emperor|Taishô Emperor]]) and [[Kujo Sadako|Kujô Sadako]], daughter of [[Kujo Michitaka|Kujô Michitaka]], is announced in the press, to the public, and announced to the gods and to the Imperial ancestors in a private rite performed within the Palace.
*1900/4/14 [[Paris World's Fair]], at which Japan exhibits, opens.
*1900/4/14 [[Paris World's Fair]], at which Japan exhibits, opens.
*1900/5/10 Crown Prince Yoshihito (the future [[Taisho Emperor|Taishô Emperor]]) marries [[Kujo Sadako|Kujô Sadako]], daughter of [[Kujo Michitaka|Kujô Michitaka]].
*1900/5/10 Crown Prince Yoshihito marries Kujô Sadako.
*1900/summer [[Boxer Rebellion]] in China.
*1900/summer [[Boxer Rebellion]] in China.
*1900/5/23 The Crown Prince and Princess depart Tokyo to travel to [[Ise Shrine]], and to the tombs of [[Emperor Jimmu]] and [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]].
*1900/6/2 The Crown Prince and Princess depart Kyoto for the return to Tokyo.
*1900/6/14 The Organic Act passed by the US Congress goes into effect, banning contract labor throughout the US (and thus freeing [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii|Japanese plantation workers in Hawaii]] from their contracts). Hawaii officially begins to be administered as a Territory of the United States.
*1900/6/14 The Organic Act passed by the US Congress goes into effect, banning contract labor throughout the US (and thus freeing [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii|Japanese plantation workers in Hawaii]] from their contracts). Hawaii officially begins to be administered as a Territory of the United States.
