On August 16.1913 ; Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students. source
On August 16.1913 ; Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
On August 16.1945 ; An assassination attempt is made on Japan's prime minister, Kantarō Suzuki. source
On August 16.1945 ; An assassination attempt is made on Japan's prime minister, Kantarō Suzuki.
On August 22.1910 ; Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II. source
On August 22.1910 ; Korea is annexed by Japan with the signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, beginning a period of Japanese rule of Korea that lasted until the end of World War II.
On September 9.1942 ; World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon. source
On September 9.1942 ; World War II: A Japanese floatplane drops incendiary bombs on Oregon.
On September 15.1894 ; First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang. source
On September 15.1894 ; First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats Qing dynasty China in the Battle of Pyongyang.
On September 21.1934 ; A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people. source
On September 21.1934 ; A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing 3,036 people.
On September 24.1972 ; Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India. source
On September 24.1972 ; Japan Airlines Flight 472, operated Douglas DC-8-53 landed at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
On September 27.1940 ; World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy. source
On September 27.1940 ; World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
On September 27.1959 ; Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan. source
On September 27.1959 ; Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
On October 8.1895 ; Eulmi incident: Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by Japanese infiltrators inside Gyeongbok Palace. source
On October 8.1895 ; Eulmi incident: Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by Japanese infiltrators inside Gyeongbok Palace.
On October 11.1942 ; World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance: On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island. source
On October 11.1942 ; World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance: On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.
On October 13.1994 ; Kenzaburō Ōe wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. source
On October 13.1994 ; Kenzaburō Ōe wins the Nobel Prize in Literature.
On October 21.1931 ; The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt. source
On October 21.1931 ; The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
On October 21.1944 ; World War II: The first kamikaze attack. A Japanese fighter plane carrying a 200-kilogram (440 lb) bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began. source
On October 21.1944 ; World War II: The first kamikaze attack. A Japanese fighter plane carrying a 200-kilogram (440 lb) bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
On October 23.1939 ; The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight. source
On October 23.1939 ; The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight.
On October 26.1909 ; Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by An Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria. source
On October 26.1909 ; Itō Hirobumi, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and Resident-General of Korea, is assassinated by An Jung-geun at the Harbin train station in Manchuria.
On October 28.1707 ; The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyūshū, Japan source
On October 28.1707 ; The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyūshū, Japan
On October 29.1901 ; In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine. source
On October 29.1901 ; In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
On November 9.1867 ; Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration. source
On November 9.1867 ; Tokugawa shogunate hands power back to the Emperor of Japan, starting the Meiji Restoration.
On November 9.1963 ; At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning. source
On November 9.1963 ; At Miike coal mine, Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458, and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning.
On November 12.1948 ; In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II. source
On November 12.1948 ; In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
On November 24.1944 ; World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands. source
On November 24.1944 ; World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.
On November 29.1890 ; The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes. source
On November 29.1890 ; The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
On December 1.1941 ; World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States. source
On December 1.1941 ; World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States.
On December 7.1941 ; World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous att source
On December 7.1941 ; World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous att
On December 9.1941 ; World War II: The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon. source
On December 9.1941 ; World War II: The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.
On December 10.1941 ; World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon. source
On December 10.1941 ; World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon.
On December 11.1941 ; World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan. source
On December 11.1941 ; World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.
On December 11.1941 ; World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island. source
On December 11.1941 ; World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island.
On December 11.1994 ; A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to safely land the plane. source
On December 11.1994 ; A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to safely land the plane.