Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/February/February 7
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- 708 - After Empress Genmei is presented with the first pure copper mined in Japan (from the ancient province of Musashi, or present day Saitama Prefecture), she proclaims a new era called Wadō, which means "Japanese copper." (Traditional Japanese Date: Eleventh Day of the First Month, 708)
- 1369 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu becomes Seii Taishōgun. (Traditional Japanese Date: Thirtieth Day of the Twelfth Month, 1368)
- 1855 - Japan signs a treaty of amity with Russia. (Traditional Japanese Date: Twenty-first Day of the Twelfth Month, 1854)
- 1873 - The Meiji government outlaws the taking of personal revenge.
- 1899 - Keiō and Waseda become Japan's first private universities.
- 1927 - Emperor Taishō's funeral is held on this day.
- 1960 - Tokyo telephone exchange numbers are increased from 2 digits to 3 as the number of telephones surpasses 600,000.
- 1998 - The Eighteenth Winter Olympics begin in Nagano.
