1908
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Meiji 41 (明治四十一年)
Timeline of 1908
Other Events of 1908
- The second Bunten is held.
- The Colonial Government Museum is established in Taiwan.
- Makino Shôzô produces Honnôji Kassen, a recording of a kabuki performance, the first film to be produced in Kyoto.
- Local administrative reforms take place in Okinawa prefecture.
- A proposal to place Okinawa and Taiwan under the same colonial administration spurs furious protest in Okinawa, and ultimately is not implemented.
Births and Deaths
- 1908/3/23 Durham Stevens dies.
- Ernest Fenollosa dies (b. 1853).
- Hashimoto Gahô dies (b. 1835).
- Nihonga painter Higashiyama Kaii is born.
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