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January 5:

Events

  • 1874 - A road for horse carriages joining Tokyo's Kyōbashi district and Shinbashi district is completed.
  • 1905 - Japan's General Nogi Maresuke and Russia's General Anatoly Stoessel meet at Shǔishīgōng (Suishiei).
  • 1919 - Matsuisu Mako, a Shingeki (western style drama) actress, commits suicide. It is believed that she committed suicide to be with Shimamura Hōgetsu, who died two months earlier. Shimamura was a literary figure who co-founded the Geijutsuza Club with Matsuisu for the purpose of introducing modern western style drama to Japan.
  • 1955 - Cinerama opens in Tokyo and Osaka.
  • 1974 - Japan and China sign a trade agreement.

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