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*Japan is officially recognized by the international community as an independent sovereign state under international law, as the result of a decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration. | *Japan is officially recognized by the international community as an independent sovereign state under international law, as the result of a decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration. | ||
*Russia promises to withdraw its troops from Manchuria, in the wake of the [[Boxer Rebellion]], but does not do so. | *Russia promises to withdraw its troops from Manchuria, in the wake of the [[Boxer Rebellion]], but does not do so. | ||
| + | *Land reforms in [[Okinawa prefecture]] end the paying of taxes in kind, implementing a modern strictly monetary system of taxation. | ||
*[[James Murdoch]]'s ''[[History of Japan]]'' is published. | *[[James Murdoch]]'s ''[[History of Japan]]'' is published. | ||
*''[[The Ideals of the East]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published. | *''[[The Ideals of the East]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published. | ||
Revision as of 23:49, 26 October 2010
Meiji 36 (明治三十六年)
Timeline of 1903
- 1903/5 Ichikawa Danjûrô IX appears on stage for the last time.
Other Events of 1903
- Japan is officially recognized by the international community as an independent sovereign state under international law, as the result of a decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
- Russia promises to withdraw its troops from Manchuria, in the wake of the Boxer Rebellion, but does not do so.
- Land reforms in Okinawa prefecture end the paying of taxes in kind, implementing a modern strictly monetary system of taxation.
- James Murdoch's History of Japan is published.
- The Ideals of the East, by Okakura Kakuzô, is published.
- Prominent Americans interested in Japan and prominent Japanese in America is published.
- The Early Institutional Life of Japan: A Study in the Reform of 645 A.D., by Kan'ichi Asakawa, is published.
Births and Deaths
- 1903/1/22 Tachikawa Chikara dies (b. 1835).
- 1903/4/28 Saigô Tanomo dies (b.1830).
- 1903/6/17 Ishii Yûjirô of the Shinsengumi dies (b. 1846).
- 1903/8/27 Oine, daughter of Philipp Franz von Siebold, dies (b. 1827).
- 1903/9/13 Ichikawa Danjûrô IX dies (b. 1838).
- Print artist Munakata Shikô is born (d. 1975).
- Yagi Gennojô dies (b. 1814).
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