In 1988, Kokichi Mikimoto, a Japanese business man implanted semiglobular mother-of-pearl beads in to Pearl Oysters. Continue reading
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Seaweed Cultivation Circa 1700s
Seaweed Cultivation was developed in Japan at Edo Bay (now Tokyo) around the 1700's. Continue reading
Rice now dates back to 11,500 years ago.
Up to the end of the 1900s it was widely believed that rice originated in India circa 3000 BCE. Continue reading
Japan has 119 Epidemics over 400 years
In 552 CE, Japan experienced an epidemic, most likely Smallpox, a very contagious disease. Continue reading
Game Boy
In 1989, the Nintendo Company Ltd., Japan, introduced a handheld video game called the Game Boy. Continue reading
Ultraviolet solid-state laser
In late 1993 the Sony KK of Tokyo, Japan, announced they developed an Ultraviolet solid-state laser, capable of generated a continuous 1-watt wave beam at a 266 nano-meters wavelength. Continue reading
Ronald McDonald comes to Canada
Get this, Canada was the first country outside the USA, to have a McDonalds. Continue reading
Undersea cable network between Japan and USA
The first undersea fiberoptic cable network began operation in August 2001, between Japan and USA, this was a joint venture between American and Japanese telecommunications companies, connecting Japan to the U.S. mainland via Hawaii.
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Japanese Catholic Converts Were Martyred
There were 26 Japanese Catholic converts put to death at Nagasaki on February 5, 1596, by order of the shogun, Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Continue reading
Japanese First Used Ironclad Vessels in War
Ironclad naval vessels were first used during the invasion of Korea by the Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1592. Continue reading