Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 26
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- 1911 - Okamoto Taro is born. Okamoto is one of Japan's most famous avant-garde artists and is responsible for such works as the Tower of the Sun that was built for the Osaka World Expo in 1970, and he designed the medals for the Munich Olympics in 1972.
- 1936 - An uprising by junior military officers stage a revolt against the government known as the February 26 Incident.
- 1951 - Japan's first blood bank is established in Osaka.
- 1964 - Japan's first "train jumper" commits suicide using a shinkansen or bullet train that was undergoing a test run.
- 1968 - A fight breaks out with the police at a "Stop the Narita Airport" meeting.
- 1980 - The Maritime Self Defense Force participates in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) for the first time.
- 1990 - The Nikkei falls more than 4% in one day.