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Makoto Saito is appointed governor of Korea
Makoto Saito is appointed governor of Korea -
Toyo Cork Kogyo (Mazda) is founded
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The Japanese Communist Party is founded
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the US Congress approves the Exclusion Act, that prohibits further immigration from Japan
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Japan's population is 65 million
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Tsuyoshi Inukai of Seiyukai becomes prime minister and lets the yen devalue
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Kiichiro Toyoda's company opens a motor vehicle division to manufacture trucks
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The Soviet Union declares that the fascist states of Germany and Japan are the enemies
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Japan sinks the "Panay" ship of the USA
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Japan fights a battle against Soviet troops at Nomonhan on the Mongolian-Manchurian border
