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==Timeline of 1900==
==Timeline of 1900==
*1900/1/8 The first Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii arrive in Honolulu. They are kept in quarantine for roughly a week.
*1900/1/8 Twenty-six people, the first [[Okinawans in Hawaii|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).
*1900/1/16 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 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.
==Other Events of 1900==
==Other Events of 1900==
*[[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.
*[[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] founds the [[Seiyukai|Seiyûkai]] political party.
*''[[Shin Hawaii]]'' by Fujii Hidegorô, the first history of the Japanese community in Hawaii, is published.
*[[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.
*[[Iwao Seiichi]], Japanese historian, is born (d. 1997).
*[[Iwao Seiichi]], Japanese historian, is born (d. 1997).
*[[Mizuno Jun]], first [[Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan)|Chief of Home Affairs]] of [[Taiwan]]<!--台湾総督府民政長官--> dies (b. [[1851]]).
*[[Mizuno Jun]], first [[Chief of Home Affairs (Taiwan)|Chief of Home Affairs]] of [[Taiwan]]<!--台湾総督府民政長官--> dies (b. [[1851]]).
*Sugihara "Sempo" Chiune is born (d. 1986).
