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- December 25, Passing of Emperor Taisho, era changes to Showa on the same day.
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- August 20, The hotel serves as a welcome and lodging site for the crew members of the Zeppelin, and prepares all provisions for the Zeppelin's 3rd course (Tokyo to Los Angeles) flight.
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- October 24, New York stock market crash (Great Depression).
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- May 14, Stay by comedian Charles Chaplin.
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- October 5, Opening ceremony of Kamikochi Hotel Yoshihisa Yajima becomes the first general manager (operation starts on October 6) (The hotel is renamed the Kamikochi Imperial Hotel in 1936).
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- November 2, Stay by Babe Ruth and other members of Major League Baseball teams.
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- January 26, Second stay by Opera singer Chaliapin.
- February 27, During the February 26 Incident, the hotel serves as a base for the suppression forces, providing curry rice and other meals.
- May 18, Stay by French poet Jean Cocteau.
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- February 26, February 26 Incident.
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- April 15, Stay by Helen Keller.
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- December 8, Japan declares war on the United States and the United Kingdom (outbreak of the Pacific War).
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- February, Entrusted with the management of the Oriental Hotel (Bangkok, Thailand) (opens on April 6).
- September, Entrusted with the management of the Strand Hotel (Burma, Rangoon) (opens on January 31, 1943).
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- January, Manages the Japanese Naval Club in Singapore (Goodwood Park Hotel).
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- April 19, Signature of a lease contract with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to serve as an emergency accommodation for diplomats from Axis and neutral countries.
- September 8, The Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, General MacArthur, holds a luncheon at the Imperial Hotel (Manager Inumaru guides MacArthur through Tokyo in his car).
- September 17, The hotel is requisitioned as quarters for Allied generals and high-ranking officials of GHQ.
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- March 10, Tokyo air raids.
- August 15, Unconditional surrender by Japan (end of World War II).
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- March 1, Inception of the Japan Hotel Association.
- May 3, Enactment of the Constitution of Japan.
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- July 5, The requisition of the Kamikochi Imperial Hotel is lifted and the hotel resumes operations.
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- September 27, The hotel becomes the first government-registered hotel.
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- June 25, Outbreak of the Korean War.
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- April 1, Resumption of free business operations.
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- August 1, Start of management of the dining car of the National Railways (now JR) express train Tsubame.
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- February 1, Stay by Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio.
- March 15, Opening of the Hakata Imperial Hotel (closes on July 15, 1969).
- October 20, Installation of an escalator, an industry first.
- December 2, Opening party for The Annex.
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- August 1, Opening party for The East Building, start of the Imperial Viking operations.
- October, International Air Transport Association (IATA) conference held at the Imperial Hotel.
- November, GATT general assembly held at the Imperial Hotel.
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- June, Establishment of Imperial Trading Company.
- October, Listed on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (opening price 254 yen).
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- June, Launch of the Imperial Family Plan.
- October, International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting held at the Imperial Hotel (October 9).
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- April 1, Relaxation of restrictions on overseas travel (de facto lifting of the ban on overseas tourism).
- October 1, Opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen.
- October 10, Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics.
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- February 3, First food festival, Swiss Food Festival, held (February 28).
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- March 1, Opening of the Theater Restaurant Imperial (featuring the Cherry Blossom Review by Izumi Yukimura).
- August, Introduction of the hotel industry's first computer system.
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- November 1, Opening of the Coffee House.
- November 15, Closure of all guest rooms in the Wright Building.
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- February 15, Start of transfer of the central entrance and lobby of the Wright Building to Meiji Mura.
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- March 10, Opening ceremony of the new Main Building.
- November, Nobuo Murakami becomes the first Executive Chef.
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- March 15, Japan World Exposition.
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- September 28, Establishment of Imperial Hotel Train Dining Co., Ltd.
- November 5, Opening of the food store Gargantua
- December, Start of the first New Year's Plan sale.
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- September 9, First bridal fair held.
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- February 3, Sapporo 1972 Winter Olympics.
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- February 1, Establishment of Imperial Hotel Limousine Service Ltd.
- February 13, Stay by Kurt Waldheim, UN Secretary-General
- Inception of Hibiya Club (now Imperial Club).
- September, Opening of the Paris representative office.
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- October 6, Outbreak of the Yom Kippur War.
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- January 19, Establishment of Imperial Kitchen Corporation.
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- April, Opening of Old Akasaka Palace as the State Guest House.
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- April 4, First reception at the State Guest House for President Ceaușescu of Romania.
- May 9, Visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
- May 11, 9th World Petroleum Congress held at the Imperial Hotel.
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- July 20, Okinawa International Ocean Expo.
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- May 6, Groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the Kamikochi Imperial Hotel.
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- August 31, Completion ceremony of the Kamikochi Imperial Hotel (opens on September 1).
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- May 14, Served as the headquarters hotel for the Rotary International Convention in Tokyo.
- June 21, Served as the headquarters hotel for the 61st Lions International Convention.
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- May 20, Opening of New Tokyo International Airport (Narita).
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- December 25, Opening of Cycles coffice house.
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- December, Opening of the New York representative office.
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- June 23, Opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen.
- November 15, Opening of the Joetsu Shinkansen.
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- February 17, Opening of Les Saisons (located on the Mezzanine Floor of the Main Building).
- March 13, Opening of the Imperial Tower, La Brasserie, and Salon de Thé.
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- March 17, International Exposition on Science and Technology.
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- July 5, Introduction of a non-smoking floor (26th floor of the Imperial Tower).
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- April 1, Enforcement of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act for Men and Women.
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