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Chōsen Exhibition
The was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Japanese colony in Korea. It was held at Gyeongbokgung, Keijō (Seoul), Korea, Empire of Japan between 12 September 1929 and 31 October 1929. It was attended by 986,179 people. Background Korea was formally annexed by Japan in 1910. Meanwhile, Japan had been continuing its industrialization, and held a number of expositions within Japan to demonstrate its progress to both its own citizens and to the world. Japan took over management of the former Korean royal palace Gyeongbokgung, and began reconstructing it to meet their needs. In 1915, they hosted the Chōsen Industrial Exhibition at the palace, and took the opportunity to demolish a number of historic buildings in the palace. They began construction on the Japanese General Government Building. This building would finish being constructed just in time for the 1929 Chōsen Exhibition. Several years before the Chōsen Exhibition, Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) ascended to the throne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese General Government Building, Seoul
Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japanese studies , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, history, culture, litera ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsukoshi Department Store, Keijō
is an international Department stores in Japan, department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Its holding company, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, is a member of the Mitsui, Mitsui Group. History It was founded in 1673 with the (shop name) , selling kimono. Ten years later in 1683, Echigoya took a new approach to marketing. Instead of selling by going door-to-door, they set up a store where buyers could purchase goods on the spot with cash. Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro is named after the adjacent Mitsukoshi department store. Mitsukoshi is the root of Mitsui, Mitsui group. In the 1970s, Mitsukoshi bought the Oriental Nakamura department store in Nagoya and re-branded them as . Genichiro Inokuma designed the wrapping paper in white and red. In August 2007, it was announced that Mitsukoshi would merge into Isetan, a major department store in Japan. Mitsukoshi was unlisted on March 26, 2008, and on April 1, it merged with Isetan under a joint holding compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 1929
The following events occurred in October 1929: Tuesday, October 1, 1929 *Britain restored diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. *Died: Antoine Bourdelle, 67, French sculptor, painter and teacher Wednesday, October 2, 1929 *In Marion, North Carolina six people were killed and 25 wounded when special deputies, allegedly drunk, opened fire on striking mill workers. *Britain set up a national committee to consider establishing national parks. *The talking historical film ''Disraeli (1929 film), Disraeli'', starring George Arliss as the nineteenth century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, premiered at the Warner's Theatre in New York. *Born: Moses Gunn, actor, in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1993) Thursday, October 3, 1929 *The country officially known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes changed its name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. *The biggest prison riot in the history of Colorado State Penitentiary began when a failed escape att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
