They say October 14 is tetsudo no hi (鉄道の日), Day of Railway. On September 12, 1872 in old calendar which is equivalent to October 14 in the new calendar, the first railway between Shimbashi (新橋) and Yokohama (横浜) was opened. It took 53 minutes. In those days it took a day from Shimbashi to Yokohama if they walked. Now it takes 24 minutes by JR Tokaido honsen (東海道本線).
They say October 14 is also World Standards Day which is established by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
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