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1940 The US embargoed the shipment of scrap iron to Japan.

1966 Japan launched its first satellite. Click here to visit the Japanese space agency's website.

1971 Hirohito (the Showa emperor) became the first Japanese emperor to visit the US. Click here to see CNN's report on the emperor's death in 1989. Click here to see the Grolier Online entry for the Showa emperor.

 

 

 

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