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1701 - Keichū, State Scholar and the chief Buddhist priest of the Mandalain in Ikutama, Ōsaka, dies at the age of 62. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-fifth Day of the First Month, 1701)
1845 - Japan's first match factory begins operation. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-sixth Day of the First Month, 1845)
1899 - As part of its effort to modernize, Japan passes its first copyright law.
1951 - Japan participates in the First Asian Games, held in New Delhi.
1952 - A strong earthquake from Southern Hokkaidō to Northeast Honshū (the Tokachi Earthquake) kills 307 people and destroys 3,353 homes.
1966 - A Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-8 crashes at Haneda Airport, killing 64.
1967 - Hawaiian sumō wrestler Takamiyama becomes the first non-Japanese wrestler to be elevated to the rank of sekitori.
1974 - The ban on aluminum bats in high school baseball is lifted.
1979 - Hasegawa Tsuneo conquers the northern face of Grandes Jorasses, on the border between France and Italy, during a winter solo climb.