*[[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]] is elected to the [[House of Peers]].
*[[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]] is elected to the [[House of Peers]].
*''[[The Awakening of Japan]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published.
*''[[The Awakening of Japan]]'', by [[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]], is published.
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*Two hundred and twenty three Okinawans leave for Mexico, the first Okinawan emigrants to journey to Latin America. 360 Okinawans leave to settle in the Philippines.