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1105 - Fujiwara no Kiyohira has the Chūsonji Temple built. (Traditional Japanese Date: Fifteenth Day of the Second Month, 1105)
1873 - As a symbol fo the new age of cultural enlightenment, the empress abolishes the practice of blackening her teeth and drawing artificial eyebrows.
1933 - A tsunami caused by the Sanrikuoki Earthquake strokes the Eastern coast of northern Honshū, killing 3,535 people.
1958 - Fuji Heavy Industries intorduces the 4 seater light automobile, the Subaru 360. The car went on sale in May at a cost of 425,000 yen.