•170 years•03-31 (1854) Treaty of Peace and Amity Signed
Japan and the US sign the Treaty of Peace and Amity in Yokohama
•102 years•04-02 (1922) The Asahi Weekly Starts Publication
The first issue of The Asahi Weekly Magazine is published
•153 years•04-04 (1871) Inaugural Ceremony of the Japan Mint
The Japan Mint is opened in Osaka, modernizing Japan’s monetary system
•156 years•04-05 (1868) Separation of Buddhism and Shintoism Starts
The Japanese government separates Shinto from Buddhism to create a national religion
•109 years•04-05 (1915) Hiroshima's A-Bomb Dome is Completed
The building to become the symbol of Hiroshima’s atomic bombing in 1945 is completed
•164 years•04-07 (1860) Georges Ferdinand Bigot is Born
French artist Georges Bigot (1860-1927), who depicted everyday life in Meiji Japan, is born
•158 years•04-24 (1866) Kikujiro Ishii is Born
Japanese diplomat Kikujiro Ishii (1866–1945) is born, advocate of cooperation with the West
•147 years•05-01 (1877) Red Cross Society Established
Hakuaisha, the forerunner of the Japanese Red Cross Society is founded
•149 years•05-02 (1875) Japanese Postal Savings Launched
The Japanese postal savings system is started
•161 years•05-24 (1863) First American Legation in Tokyo Burned Down
Anti-Western samurai of the Mito Clan burn down the American Legation in Edo
•152 years•05-24 (1872) Kobe Minatogawa Jinja Established
Minatogawa Jinja, a shrine to worship loyalist Kusunoki Masashige, is established in Kobe
•79 years•05-25 (1945) Kikujiro Ishii Dies
Death of Japanese diplomat Kikujiro Ishii (1866–1945), who championed cooperation with the West
•165 years•06-02 (1859) Yokohama Port Opens
Yokohama, a sleepy fishing village, is opened to foreign trade
•115 years•06-02 (1909) Ryokoku Sumo Hall Opens
Japan’s first permanent sumo arena opens in Tokyo
•146 years•06-07 (1878) Tokyo's Premier Theater Shintomiza is Re-opened
Tokyo’s Shintomiza Theater re-opens and drastically modernizes Japanese theater
•135 years•07-01 (1889) Tokaido Main Line is Completed
The railway connection between Tokyo and Kobe is completed
•134 years•07-01 (1890) Japan’s First General Election
First general election for members of the House of Representatives of the Diet
•123 years•07-01 (1901) Second Osaka Station Building Opened
The second Osaka Station Building is opened
•145 years•07-16 (1879) General Ulysses S. Grant at Shintomiza Gala Night
General Ulysses S. Grant attends gala night at Tokyo’s most celebrated theater
•141 years•07-20 (1883) Tomomi Iwakura Dies
Death of statesman Tomomi Iwakura (1825-1883), who helped engineer the Meiji Restoration
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