The Japanese Prime Minister, Hara Takashi, was assassinated in Tokyo.
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The United States Air Force firebombed Tokyo, Japan, killing over 100,000 civilians.
Namco installed the first Pac-Man arcade machine in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Varig Flight 967 disappeared thirty minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
The first taxicab service started operating in Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo celebrated the country's first LGBTQ+ pride parade.