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Japan in 1897

Historical records for Japan in 1897, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Events
3Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

March

26 March 1897Currency ActMasayoshi Matsukata

Tokyo · Government / Government of Japan

The Currency Act authorises a gold standard funded partly by Chinese indemnity payments.

October

1 October 1897Gold StandardMasayoshi Matsukata

Tokyo · Government / Government of Japan

Japan implements the gold standard and defines the yen by a fixed gold content.

Other Events

1897AmbassadorKei Hara

Government / Government of Japan

Appointed Ambassador of Korea

1897EducationSadao Araki

Warfare / Military

Graduates from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy

Names involved

Kei HaraMasayoshi MatsukataSadao Araki

Places involved

Tokyo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.