Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 24

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February 24:

• 1873 - The Meiji government lifts the ban on Christianity.
• 1898 - Japan experiences its first railway strike, shutting down trains between Ueno and Aomori.
• 1906 - Japan's first socialist party, The Japan Socialist Party, holds its first party meeting.
• 1933 - Japan quits the League of Nations.
• 1957 - A flight path crossing the north pole is opened and the first plane to make the flight leaves Haneda Airport destined for Copenhagen.
• 1973 - Three hundred sixty years of copper mining history come to a close with the closing of the Ashio Copper Mine.
• 1989 - Dignitaries from 163 nations come to Japan to pay their respects at Emperor Shōwa's funeral.