Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/June/June 5

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June 5:

• 1579 - Azuchi Castle is completed.
• 1875 - The Japan Meteorological Agency begins keeping official time.
• 1878 - The vernal and autumnal equinox holidays are established.
• 1882 - Kanō Jigorō, the founder of jūdō, establishes the Kōdōkan jūdō club.
• 1934 - Japan's first state funeral is held for Fleet Admiral Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō.
• 1942 - The Battle of Midway begins.
• 1948 - The National Diet Library opens.
• 1971 - The Keiō Plaza Hotel, Shinjuku's first skyscraper, opens.