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*"Mainland" system of democratic election of representatives to the [[National Diet]] is extended to [[Hokkaido]].
 
*"Mainland" system of democratic election of representatives to the [[National Diet]] is extended to [[Hokkaido]].
 
*Military conscription is instituted in the [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama Islands]].
 
*Military conscription is instituted in the [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama Islands]].
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*A motion picture, "The Spanish-American War," is shown in Okinawa for the first time.
 
*[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], the final shogun, is named ''[[kazoku|kôshaku]]''.
 
*[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], the final shogun, is named ''[[kazoku|kôshaku]]''.
 
*Western mode of [[age calculation]] is officially adopted, though it won't actually come into regular use for another 50 years, roughly.
 
*Western mode of [[age calculation]] is officially adopted, though it won't actually come into regular use for another 50 years, roughly.

Revision as of 04:52, 29 October 2010

Meiji 35 (明治三十五年)

Timeline of 1902

Other Events of 1902

  • "Mainland" system of democratic election of representatives to the National Diet is extended to Hokkaido.
  • Military conscription is instituted in the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands.
  • A motion picture, "The Spanish-American War," is shown in Okinawa for the first time.
  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the final shogun, is named kôshaku.
  • Western mode of age calculation is officially adopted, though it won't actually come into regular use for another 50 years, roughly.

Births and Deaths

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