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*[[Itagaki Taisuke]] retires from government. | *[[Itagaki Taisuke]] retires from government. | ||
*[[Nitobe Inazo|Nitobe Inazô]] publishes his ''[[Bushido: The Soul of Japan]]''. | *[[Nitobe Inazo|Nitobe Inazô]] publishes his ''[[Bushido: The Soul of Japan]]''. | ||
| + | *[[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] founds the [[Seiyukai|Seiyûkai]] political party. | ||
*[[Shuri]] Ward buys the buildings constituting [[Shuri castle]] from the [[Home Ministry]], and is permitted to lease the land (the castle grounds) for a thirty-year period. | *[[Shuri]] Ward buys the buildings constituting [[Shuri castle]] from the [[Home Ministry]], and is permitted to lease the land (the castle grounds) for a thirty-year period. | ||
*''[[Taiwan Banjin Jijo|Taiwan Banjin Jijô]]'' by [[Ino Kanori|Inô Kanori]] and [[Awano Dennojo|Awano Dennojô]], the first extensive study of [[Taiwanese aborigines]], is published. | *''[[Taiwan Banjin Jijo|Taiwan Banjin Jijô]]'' by [[Ino Kanori|Inô Kanori]] and [[Awano Dennojo|Awano Dennojô]], the first extensive study of [[Taiwanese aborigines]], is published. | ||
Revision as of 23:54, 13 November 2013
Meiji 33 (明治三十三年)
Timeline of 1900
- 1900/1/8 The first Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii arrive in Honolulu. They are kept in quarantine for roughly a week.
- 1900/1/16 Twenty-six 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.
- 1900/4/14 Paris World's Fair, at which Japan exhibits, opens.
- 1900/summer Boxer Rebellion in China.
Other Events of 1900
- Itagaki Taisuke retires from government.
- Nitobe Inazô publishes his Bushido: The Soul of Japan.
- Itô Hirobumi founds the Seiyûkai political party.
- Shuri Ward buys the buildings constituting Shuri castle from the Home Ministry, and is permitted to lease the land (the castle grounds) for a thirty-year period.
- Taiwan Banjin Jijô by Inô Kanori and Awano Dennojô, the first extensive study of Taiwanese aborigines, is published.
Births and Deaths
- 1900/3/9 Kojima Shikanosuke dies (b. 1830).
- 1900/3/20 Former Shinsengumi Corporal Shimada Kai dies (b. 1828).
- 1900/8/25 Former Prime Minister Kuroda Kiyotaka dies (b. 1840).
- Iwao Seiichi, Japanese historian, is born (d. 1997).
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