Events

1653 - The Shōgunate orders the construction of the Tamagawa^{[disambiguation needed]} Waterworks. (Traditional Japanese Date: Thirteenth Day of the First Month, 1653)
1904 - The Russo-Japanese War over Korea and Manchuria begins after the Battle of Port Arthur.
1944 - Senda Koreya and Aoyma Sugisaku form the Haiyūza Theatrical Company.
1948 - The Socialist Party cabinet resigns due to a split between conservative and liberal factions within the party.
1976 - Honda begins selling a minibike for women called the Rattattaa.
1977 - A fishing treaty is signed between the United States and Japan.
1996 - The Toyohama tunnel collapses on a bus in Furubira-machi, Hokkaidō, killing 20 people.

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