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*[[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]] is elected to the [[House of Peers]]. | *[[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]] is elected to the [[House of Peers]]. | ||
*''[[The Awakening of Japan]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published. | *''[[The Awakening of Japan]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published. | ||
| + | *Two hundred and twenty three Okinawans leave for Mexico, the first Okinawan emigrants to journey to Latin America. 360 Okinawans leave to settle in the Philippines. | ||
===Births and Deaths=== | ===Births and Deaths=== | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 30 September 2010
Meiji 37 (明治三十七年)
Timeline of 1904
- 1904/4/30 St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition (World's Fair), at which Japan exhibits, opens.
- 1904/7 Fisherman by Yamamoto Kanae, oft-cited as the first print of the sôsaku hanga movement, is published in the July issue of the art & literary magazine Myôjô.
- 1904/12/1 St. Louis World's Fair closes.
Russo-Japanese War
- 1904/2/8 Russo-Japanese War begins - Battle of Port Arthur
- 1904/5 General Nogi Maresuke captures Port Arthur.
- 1904/8/14 Battle of Ulsan
- 1904/10/15 Russian Second Pacific Squadron sets sail from the Baltic on its way to Korea.
Other Events of 1904
- George Sansom first begins serving in Japan as an advisor and representative of the United Kingdom.
- Shô Jun is elected to the House of Peers.
- The Awakening of Japan, by Okakura Kakuzô, is published.
- Two hundred and twenty three Okinawans leave for Mexico, the first Okinawan emigrants to journey to Latin America. 360 Okinawans leave to settle in the Philippines.
Births and Deaths
- Lafcadio Hearn dies (b. 1850).
- Isamu Noguchi is born (d. 1988).
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