Japanese political events By grayzero1 Mar 22, 1853 Forced Foreign interaction Mar 22, 1855 Diplomatic with Russia Mar 22, 1873 Japan Adopts Religious Freedom Mar 22, 1876 Korea receives forced treaty Mar 22, 1879 Regional Elections Frist democratic election Mar 22, 1882 China defends Korea Mar 22, 1894 Japan invades China Mar 22, 1894 War and China Mar 22, 1896 Forced surrender of Peninsula Mar 22, 1904 Japan defeats Russia Mar 22, 1905 Economic Boom lasted eight years and provided major aid to the japanese economy. Mar 22, 1910 Japan annexes Korea Mar 22, 1914 Japan enters WWI