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(While the attack was carried out on 31 January, the event is commemorated annually on 14 December in Japan.) [3] According to a carefully laid-out plan, they split up into two groups and attacked, armed with swords and bows. One group, led by Ōishi, was to attack the front gate; the other, led by his son, Ōishi Chikara, was to attack the ...
[13] [14] It is intended to coincide with the Bon Festival vacation time, giving Japanese people an opportunity to appreciate Japan's mountains. [15] [16] With the Japanese imperial transition, the Emperor's Birthday was moved from December 23 to February 23 (the respective birthdays of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Emperor Naruhito). Due to ...
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General elections were held in Japan on 14 December 2014. Voting took place in all Representatives constituencies of Japan including proportional blocks to elect the members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.
Japan launched its invasion of British Malaya, at Kota Bharu, at 7:00 am Hawaiian Time (1:00 am 8 December Malaya time [17]). [18] The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor began at 7:55 a.m. Hawaiian Time. [19] 21 American ships and over 300 aircraft were sunk, destroyed or damaged, and 2,403 Americans were killed. Japan lost 29 planes in ...
A reproduction of "Kesagake". Note the helmet for scale. The Sankebetsu brown bear incident (三毛別羆事件, Sankebetsu higuma jiken), [1] also known as the Rokusensawa bear attack (六線沢熊害事件, Rokusensawa yūgai jiken) or the Tomamae brown bear incident (苫前羆事件, Tomamae higuma jiken), [2] was a series of bear attacks which took place 9-15 December 1915, at the ...
7 December: Empire of Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan declared war on American, Dutch, and British people, marking the start of Pacific War theatre of World War II. 8 to 10 December: First Battle of Guam begin. 8 to 25 December: Battle of Hong Kong begins in China. 1942: 12 January: Japan declares war on Dutch. 22 ...
Japan's first modern legislature was the Imperial Diet ... December 14, 2014 52.66% 475 (D) November 21, 2014 104,067,104 291 61.26% 2017: 22 October 2017