Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/January/January 4

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January 4:

  • 1873 - With the adoption of the Western calendar, the five seasonal festivals (五節句 gosekku?) -- Jinjitsu (人日?) on January 7th, Jōshi (上巳?) on March 3rd, Tango (端午?) on May 5th, Tanabata (七夕?) on July 7th and Chōyō (重陽?) on September 9th) -- are abolished.
  • 1877 - Land tax reform is implemented.
  • 1882 - Emperor Meiji issues the Imperial Script for the Military (軍人勅諭 Gunjin Chokuyu?).
  • 1937 - Two plates containing 58 scales are stolen off of the kinshachi (金鯱?) (a kind of dolphin fish) affixed to the top of the castle tower of Nagoya Castle. The culprit was apprehended 23 days later.
  • 1946 - The Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, General Douglas MacArthur order the Japanese government to expel all militarists from positions of power. The disbandment of all ultra-nationalist organizations is also ordered.
  • 1948 - International telephone service between the United States and Japan is established.
  • 1953 - NHK Radio broadcasts its first live marathon coverage.
  • 1977 - Poisoned cola is placed in a telephone booth near Shinagawa station, killing two.