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==Other Events of 1903==

==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.

*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.

*[[Iha Fuyu|Iha Fuyû]] enters the Linguistics Dept of [[Tokyo University]], where he specializes in studying the [[Okinawan language]] and the ''[[Omoro soshi|Omoro sôshi]]''.

*Land reforms in [[Okinawa prefecture]] end the paying of taxes in kind, implementing a modern strictly monetary system of taxation.

*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.

*''[[Prominent Americans interested in Japan and prominent Japanese in America]]'' is published.

*''[[Prominent Americans interested in Japan and prominent Japanese in America]]'' is published.

*''[[The Early Institutional Life of Japan|The Early Institutional Life of Japan: A Study in the Reform of 645 A.D.]]'', by [[Kan'ichi Asakawa]], is published.

*Russia promises to withdraw its troops from Manchuria, in the wake of the [[Boxer Rebellion]], but does not do so.

===Births and Deaths===

===Births and Deaths===