Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/March/March 6

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March 6:

• 1936 - Minister of the Army, Terauchi Hisaichi, denounces freedom.
• 1946 - Nikkan Sports publishes its first issue.
• 1969 - Hachiman Ironworks and Fuji Ironworks merge their operations, Japan's largest merger to date.
• 1980 - It is discovered that the questions for the Waseda University entrance examination have been leaked.
• 1990 - Sharp introduces the world's first color facsimile.
• 1991 - The House of Councillors approves the contribution of $9 billion to the Gulf War effort.
• 1994 - The Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum opens in Yokohama.
• 1999 - The Hakata Riverain, a large collection of shops, hotels and theaters, opens in Fukuoka, Japan.