Japan: Timeline

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1270s
- 1274: The Kamakura shogunate managed to repel Mongol invasions in 1274 and 1281, aided by a storm that the Japanese interpreted as a kamikaze, or Divine Wind. - Japan, Wikipedia.
1580s
- 1582: Oda Nobunaga conquered numerous other daimyo by using European technology and firearms and had almost unified the nation when he was assassinated in 1582. - Japan, Wikipedia.
1860s
- September 17, 1866: Recommissioned on 17 September 1866, Sacramento was assigned to special service in Chinese and Japanese waters. - USS Sacramento (1862), Wikipedia.
1890s
- September 17, 1894: The Japanese navy devastated Qing's Beiyang Fleet off the mouth of the Yalu River at the Battle of Yalu River on 17 September 1894, in which the Chinese fleet lost eight out of 12 warships. - Imperial Japanese Navy, Wikipedia.
- September 15, 1894: It took place on 15 September 1894 in Pyongyang, Korea between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China. - Battle of Pyongyang, Wikipedia.
1900s
- February 8, 1904: Destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the Russian Far East Fleet anchored in Port Arthur; 3 ships—2 battleships and a cruiser—were damaged in the attack. - Battle of Tsushima, Wikipedia.
- September 27, 1907: After cruising to Japan and China to represent American interests in the Far East, she returned to the west coast on 27 September 1907 for exercises along the Californian and Mexican coasts, in the Hawaiian Islands, and off Central and South America. - USS Colorado (ACR-7), Wikipedia.
1920s
- November 28, 1924: Sun traveled to Japan and gave a remarkable speech on Pan-Asianism at Kobe, Japan. - Sun Yat-sen, Wikipedia.
1940s
- 1940
  - September 27, 1940: Japan signed on September 27, 1940 the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy and was therefore part of the Axis Pact, and no Japanese people were known to be deliberately imprisoned or killed. - Holocaust victims, Wikipedia.
  - December 8, 1940: All preparations culminated when Japan attacked the Philippines a few hours after bombing Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941. - 1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Wikipedia.
- 1941
  - November 26, 1941: Her last voyage to Hawaii prior to outbreak of war terminated at San Diego 26 November 1941 and she was in that port when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. - USS Platte (AO-24), Wikipedia.
  - December 10, 1941: Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk by Japanese air attack on 10 December 1941 by 86 Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers from the 22nd Air Flotilla based at Saigon. - Tom Phillips (Royal Navy officer), Wikipedia.
  - December 7, 1941: Hitler thus welcomed Japan's sudden entry into the war with its air raid on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and its subsequent declaration of war on the United States and Britain, just as the German army suffered its first military defeat at the gates of Moscow. - German–Japanese relations, Wikipedia.
  - December 7, 1941: When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 they had already sent an invasion force to attack the British forces based in Malaya . - David Murray-Lyon, Wikipedia.
  - December 7, 1941: With the entry of Japan and the United States into the Second World War on 7 December 1941 and the declaration of war on the US by Nazi Germany on 11 December, the war, especially in regard to the above statement, had become truly a World War. - Reich Chancellery meeting of 12 December 1941, Wikipedia.
  - December 7, 1941: At Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack 7 December 1941, Montgomery immediately began antisubmarine patrols in the approaches to the vital base, as well as interisland convoy duty. - USS Montgomery (DD-121), Wikipedia.
  - December 7, 1941: Underway on her shakedown cruise out of San Diego when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Fulton was ordered at once to Panama, arriving on 9 December. - USS Fulton (AS-11), Wikipedia.
  - December 7, 1941: When Japan attacked her base on 7 December 1941, Minneapolis was at sea for gunnery practice about 20 mi (32 km) from Pearl Harbor. - USS Minneapolis (CA-36), Wikipedia.
  - December 8, 1941: This act brought the United States into World War II and, on December 8, these three countries declared war on Japan. - Japan, Wikipedia.
  - December 7, 1941: When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, she was undergoing overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard, and quickly took up the task of readying ships for war service. - USS Dixie (AD-14), Wikipedia.
  - December 7, 1941: He was killed in action when Arizona was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 at the beginning of World War II. - Paul J. Register, Wikipedia.
- 1942
  - February 15, 1942: He proved an able commander but the situation in Malaya was at this point beyond salvaging and the British Army under Percival surrendered at Singapore on the 15 February 1942 to a numerically smaller Japanese force. - Berthold Wells Key, Wikipedia.
  - February 11, 1942: The Battle of Bukit Timah was a battle fought during World War II on 11 February 1942 in Singapore between the Allied forces and the Japanese forces. - Battle of Bukit Timah, Wikipedia.
  - February 15, 1942: The factory is the site of the historic surrender of the British to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, at the end of the Battle of Singapore in World War II. - Old Ford Motor Factory, Wikipedia.
  - September 12, 1942: Early on the morning of 12 September 1942, two Japanese submarines surfaced at the harbor entrance to shell Mackinac and seaplne tender USS Ballard (AVD‑10) and their seaplanes. - USS Mackinac (AVP-13), Wikipedia.
  - September 12, 1942: Edwards lost his life during World War II while receiving an important radio message during a Japanese aerial bombardment on Guadalcanal on 12 September 1942. - Ray K. Edwards, Wikipedia.
  - September 26, 1942: Major Bailey was killed in action on September 26, 1942 while heading his men in an attack on the Japanese at the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal (see Actions along the Matanikau). - Kenneth D. Bailey, Wikipedia.
  - September 14, 1942: During World War II, Private First Class Herndon was serving with the 1st Marine Division during action against Japanese forces on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on 14 September 1942. - Raymon W. Herndon, Wikipedia.
  - November 13, 1942: Ensign Sutton was killed in action on 13 November 1942 when Juneau was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. - Shelton B. Sutton, Jr., Wikipedia.
  - November 13, 1942: He was reported missing in action when a Japanese submarine torpedoed and sank Juneau off Guadalcanal during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. - Russell M. Cox, Wikipedia.
- 1943
  - January 14, 1943: The operation took place between January 14 and February 7, 1943 and involved both army and navy forces under the overall direction of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters (IGH). - Portal:Military of the United States/Featured article, Wikipedia.
  - December 14, 1943: The trio sortied from Pearl Harbor on 14 December 1943 for the Mariana Islands to intercept enemy shipping plying between Truk and Japan. - USS Tullibee (SS-284), Wikipedia.
- 1945
  - August 15, 1945: Greenwich Bay had not yet left the United States West Coast when World War II ended with the cessation of hostilities with Japan on 15 August 1945. - USS Greenwich Bay (AVP-41), Wikipedia.
  - September 12, 1945: The Japanese General Itagaki surrendered to Lord Mountbatten in 1945 to end World War II in Singapore. - City Hall, Singapore, Wikipedia.
  - September 25, 1945: Clearing Pearl Harbor 25 September 1945, Circe supported the occupation on cargo duty which took her to ports in Japan and Korea, returning with homeward bound servicemen to San Francisco 20 December 1945. - USS Circe (AKA-25), Wikipedia.
  - September 24, 1945: After calling at Guam and Eniwetok to load aircraft and replenish, Fanshaw Bay sailed to Adak, and from there took part in the occupation of northern Japan until returning to Pearl Harbor 24 September 1945; here she landed Rear Admiral E. - USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70), Wikipedia.
  - September 13, 1945: Brock reached Tokyo Bay on 13 September 1945 and remained in Japanese waters until 23 September 1945, when she departed in the escort for a Leyte-bound convoy. - USS Brock (APD-93), Wikipedia.
  - September 2, 1945: 28 August 1945 – Australian destroyers enterTokyo Bay in preparation for the main Japanese surrender on September 2. - Portal:Royal Australian Navy/Selected anniversaries/August, Wikipedia.
  - September 2, 1945: General Leclerc signed the armistice with Japan on behalf of the Provisional Government of the French Republic onboard the USS Missouri. - Liberation of Paris, Wikipedia.
  - September 2, 1945: General Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan. - Portal:Japan/Selected picture, Wikipedia.
  - November 23, 1945: She first reached Japan when she made port at Sasebo on 23 November 1945. - USS Torrance (AKA-76), Wikipedia.
  - December 12, 1945: Having arrived during the final stage in the capture of this Japanese bastion, she remained at Okinawa through the end of the War and until 12 December 1945, when she sailed her landing craft repair facilities to Iwo Jima. - USS Minotaur (ARL-15), Wikipedia.
- 1946
  - February 25, 1946: The Detachment was inactivated on 25 February 1946 in Japan. - 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Wikipedia.
1950s
- November 7, 1952: Between 7 November 1952 and 22 July 1953, she carried cargo from Pearl Harbor to Japan and Korea for support of the troops in Korea, then returned to duty in the Central Pacific. - USS Faribault (AK-179), Wikipedia.
- January 14, 1953: Coronado was placed in reserve there until 14 January 1953 when she was transferred on loan to Japan under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. - USS Coronado (PF-38), Wikipedia.
- September 26, 1954: Japanese rail ferry Toya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172. - September 26, Wikipedia.
- September 26, 1954: Japanese rail ferry Toya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan killing 1,172. - September 26, Genealogy_wikia.
1960s
- November 22, 1967: The government of Japan announced on November 22, 1973 that it would reconsider its relations with the Israeli government unless it withdrew from all territories occupied in as a result of the 1967 Six Day War. - Portal:Israel/History Archive, Wikipedia.
1980s
- January 20, 1980: He was then ordered to Marine Corps Base Camp Butler in Okinawa, Japan on January 20, 1984. - Anthony Sowell, Wikipedia.
- February 16, 1982: Her keel was laid on 16 February 1982 and was launched on 7 July 1982 in Japan. - PNS Behr Paima, Wikipedia.
- September 24, 1982: This low developed into a small extratropical cyclone when it linked up with a frontal boundary southeast of Japan on September 24. - 1982 Pacific typhoon season, Wikipedia.
- September 25, 1982: Ken made landfall upon Shikoku early on September 25, and moved onward into the Sea of Japan where it evolved into an extratropical cyclone. - 1982 Pacific typhoon season, Wikipedia.
- November 18, 1984: The game was ported to the Famicom in Japan, which was later released for the Virtual Console in the same region on November 18, 2008. - Dragon Buster, Wikipedia.
- November 22, 1986: It was discovered by Kenzo Suzuki and Takeshi Urata in Toyota, Japan on November 22, 1986. - (4035) 1986 WD, Wikipedia.
1990s
- November 19, 1991: The game was only released outside Japan in Europe and Australia under the name Ufouria: The Saga with minor alterations on November 19, 1992. - Ufouria: The Saga, Wikipedia.
- February 21, 1992: The tour headed to Japan for close to a dozen shows in 6 cities. - Waking Up the Neighbours, Wikipedia.
- October 17, 1994: Football at the 1994 Asian Games was held in Hiroshima, Japan from October 1 to October 17, 1994. - Football at the 1994 Asian Games, Wikipedia.
- November 24, 1994: ^PAL 24 November 1994 ^JP 26 November 1994 ^NA 25 November 1994 GBC ^PAL 17 November 2000 ^JP 21 January 2001 ^NA 4 November 2000 GBA ^PAL 6 June 2003 ^JP 12 December 2003 ^NA 9 June 2003 Virtual Console - Donkey Kong Country, Wikipedia.
- October 4, 1995: Neon Genesis Evangelion is a Japanese animated television series that aired from October 4, 1995 to March 27, 1996 on TV Tokyo. - List of Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes, Wikipedia.
- November 22, 1995: An initial Sega Saturn version was released by Capcom in Japan on November 22, 1995, which was released in North America and Europe by Acclaim a few months later. - X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game), Wikipedia.
- February 23, 1996: The game was developed by Japanese company Group SNE and released in 23 February 1996. - Shadowrun (Mega-CD), Wikipedia.
- February 25, 1996: Rastakraut Pasta was reissued separately on CD in a digitally remastered, 1000 copy limited edition by the Japanese Captain Trip label on February 25, 2007. - Rastakraut Pasta, Wikipedia.
- December 20, 1996: Sony Playstation ^JP December 20, 1996 - Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius, Wikipedia.
- December 13, 1996: Sega Saturn ^JP December 13, 1996 - Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius, Wikipedia.
- September 21, 1997: It was released in Japan on September 21, 1997 then in the US on October 21, 1997. - Planet of the Wolves, Wikipedia.
- November 27, 1997: It was released in Japan on November 27, 1997 and in North America on March 11, 1998. - Castlevania Legends, Wikipedia.
- December, 1998: PlayStation ^JP December 1998 Dreamcast ^JP July 1999 Saturn ^JP August 1999 Game Boy Advance ^JP September 2002 PlayStation Portable ^JP January 2006 - Street Fighter Alpha 3, Wikipedia.
2000s
- 2000
  - 2000: Government efforts to revive economic growth met with little success and were further hampered by the global slowdown in 2000. - Japan, Wikipedia.
- 2001
  - February 24, 2001: It was released in Japan on December 6, 2001 and in North America on February 24, 2002. - Digimon Rumble Arena, Wikipedia.
  - December 6, 2001: It was released in Japan on December 6, 2001 and in North America on February 24, 2002. - Digimon Rumble Arena, Wikipedia.
- 2002
  - September 23, 2002: It was released in North America on 23 September 2002, Japan on 27 September 2002, Australia on 15 November 2002 and Europe on 22 November 2002. - Star Fox Adventures, Wikipedia.
- 2003
  - February 1, 2003: Japan participated and hosted the 2003 Asian Winter Games held in Aomori Prefecture, from February 1, 2003 to February 8, 2003. - Japan at the 2003 Asian Winter Games, Wikipedia.
  - December 25, 2003: The game was released in Japan on December 25, 2003 and in North America on January 18, 2005. - Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel, Wikipedia.
  - December 8, 2003: As reported in National Geographic on 8 December 2003, Japanese tsunami records indicate the quake happened the evening of Tuesday, 26 January 1700. - Juan de Fuca Plate, Wikipedia.
- 2005
  - February 14, 2005: It was initially announced on February 14, 2005 for release only in Japan. - Portal:Electronics/Selected product/9, Wikipedia.
  - September 11, 2005: A general election in Japan was held on 11 September 2005 for all 480 seats of the House of Representatives of Japan, the lower house of the Diet of Japan, almost two years before the end of the term taken from the last election in 2003. - Japanese general election, 2005, Wikipedia.
- 2006
  - September 20, 2006: A leadership election was held in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan on 20 September 2006 after the incumbent party leader and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced his intention to resign, a year after he led the party to victory in a snap election. - Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, 2006, Wikipedia.
  - September 13, 2006: He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Europe and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian player to do so. - Shunsuke Nakamura, Wikipedia.
  - September 28, 2006: Originally released in Japan on September 28, 2006 under the title Chronicle of Dungeon Maker, it was later brought to North American audiences on June 19, 2007. - Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground, Wikipedia.
  - November 11, 2006: The PlayStation 3 was originally launched in Japan on November 11, 2006 and in North America on November 17, 2006 with two SKUs: a 20 GB version and a 60 GB version. - Timeline of PlayStation 3 SKUs, Wikipedia.
  - December 3, 2006: It was created primarily to present the capabilities and game lineup of its upcoming Wii console to the Japanese public in antipication of its December 3 release date in the nation. - 2006 Nintendo World Tour, Wikipedia.
  - December 28, 2006: Square Enix released the game on December 28, 2006 in Japan and in North America on November 6, 2007. - Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, Wikipedia.
- 2007
  - February 20, 2007: Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney visits Japan to discuss regional security issues and Iraq. - February 2007, Wikipedia.
  - February 28, 2007: Japan abandons its whaling hunt in the Southern Ocean for this year due to the damage caused to the Nisshin Maru. - February 2007, Wikipedia.
  - February 27, 2007: It was released on the Wii Virtual Console on February 27, 2007 in Japan and April 5, 2007 in Europe, and in North America on September 22, 2008. - Vectorman, Wikipedia.
  - February 13, 2007: Japan holds an international conference to push for the resumption of commercial whaling. - February 2007, Wikipedia.
  - September 18, 2007: The release included Spain but did not include the United States and Japan, where it was released September 18, 2007. - 90 Millas, Wikipedia.
  - November 29, 2007: On 29 November 2007 Thorne announced that following the 2008 Super 14 season he would be leaving New Zealand rugby to play for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan. - Reuben Thorne, Wikipedia.
  - November 28, 2007: The Chinese Type 051B destroyer Shenzhen visits Tokyo in the first visit of a Chinese warship to Japan since World War II. - November 2007, Wikipedia.
- 2008
  - February 18, 2008: Acres of Dead Space Cadets is the first studio album by Brighton indie rock band Elle Milano that was first released in Japan on 18 February 2008 and later on 14 April 2008 in United Kingdom. - Acres of Dead Space Cadets, Wikipedia.
  - February 20, 2008: The United States military imposes a curfew on all personnel on the Japanese island Okinawa following the arrest of a member of the United States Marine Corps on suspicion of rape. - February 2008, Wikipedia.
  - September 22, 2008: A leadership election was held in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan on 22 September 2008 after the incumbent party leader and Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda announced that he would resign on 1 September 2008, only 11 months after taking office on 25 September 2007 following a leadership election on 23 September 2007. - Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, 2008, Wikipedia.
  - September 15, 2008: It took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 15 through September 21, 2008. - 2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Wikipedia.
  - December 21, 2008: The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup is being played in Japan from 11 December to 21 December 2008. - 2008 FIFA Club World Cup squads, Wikipedia.
  - December 15, 2008: It was officially launched on December 15, 2008 in Japan and is also launched in conjunction with the video game, Kingdom Hearts coded for Mobile phones which was launched earlier in the year in Japan. - Kingdom Hearts Mobile, Wikipedia.
- 2009
  - February 14, 2009: Somali pirates release the Japanese oil tanker Chemstar Venus and its 23 crew members. - February 2009, Wikipedia.
  - September 18, 2009: Volume sixty which is the last bound volume of the series came out in September 18 2009 in Japan. - Ginga Legend Weed, Wikipedia.
  - September 28, 2009: A leadership election was held in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan on 28 September 2009 after the incumbent party leader and outgoing Prime Minister of Japan Tarō Asō announced that he would resign after losing badly in the general election held on 30 August 2009. - Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, 2009, Wikipedia.
  - September 27, 2009: It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 27 through October 2, 2009. - 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Wikipedia.
2010s
- February 10, 2010: It was also released on February 10 in Japan and on February 12 in Germany. - HIM (Finnish band), Wikipedia.

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