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==Other Events of 1903==

==Other Events of 1903==

*''[[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.

*''[[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.

*A Domestic Exposition in Osaka includes a "Pavilion of Mankind" (''Jinruikan'') organized by anthropologist [[Tsuboi Shogoro|Tsuboi Shôgorô]], in which [[Ainu]], [[Taiwanese aborigines]], Koreans, and others are put on display. The Okinawans refuse to go on display.

*The [[Fifth Domestic Exposition]] in Osaka marks the last Domestic Exposition to be held. It includes a "Pavilion of Mankind" (''Jinruikan'') organized by anthropologist [[Tsuboi Shogoro|Tsuboi Shôgorô]], in which [[Ainu]], [[Taiwanese aborigines]], Koreans, and others are put on display. The Okinawans refuse to go on display.

*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.

*[[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]]''.

*[[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]]''.