Main Events in Japan |
| 1889 |  The Meiji Constitution was promulgated
The Tokaido Main Line was opened to traffic
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| 1894 | Kokichi Okimoto successed in cultivation of pearls |
| 1898 | Long-distance call line between Tokyo and Osaka |
| 1904 | The Russo-Japanese War broke out
The first Japanese department, Mitsukoshi, was opened |
| 1905 | "I am a cat" written by Souseki Natsume was published |
| 1907 | The introduction of compulsory education for 6years |
| 1910 | Japan annexed Korea |
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Main Events in the World |
| 1889 |  The Eiffel Tower was constructed |
| 1892 | Thomas Alva Edison invented the moving pictures |
| 1895 | Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered an X-ray |
| 1896 | The first Olympic Games was held at Athens |
| 1901 | A Novel prize was established |
| 1902 | The Trans-Siberian Railroad was opened |
| 1903 | Wilbur and Orville Wright invented an airplane |
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In Japan, the first electric elevator was placed in operation at Asakusa of Tokyo
