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Oct 22, 1000
First japanese novels appear
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Oct 22, 1160
The start of japan's medieval period
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Oct 22, 1185
Zen Buddhism introduced to Japan
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Oct 22, 1281
Japan drives back Mongol invasion
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Oct 22, 1336
Japan has its first contact with Europe
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Oct 22, 1549
Christian missionaries arrived in Japan
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Japan bans foreigners and access to foreign goods and literature
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Anti-Christian decrees were proclaimed
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Commodore Mathew Perry (US) arrives in Japan, beginning the end of Japan's isolation from the rest of the world
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Prince Mutsuhito becomes emperor
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Meiji restoration
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The meiji constitution is established as the law of government in Japan
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Kammu makes Heian his capital and Heian period begins