660 in Japan

Events in the year 660 in Japan.
Events
*date unknown - After the fall of Sabi to the forces of Silla, the Yamato government sends envoys directly to the Chinese court for the first time
*date unknown - The Baekje-Tang War begins, involving Yamato forces in support of the kingdoms of Baekje and Goguryeo
*date unknown - The first Japanese water clock was created by Prince
*date unknown - Japanese forces, under command of Abe no Hirafu, massacre the Mishihase people in Hokkaido
*date unknown - The capital of Japan moves from Asuka, Yamato (Okamoto Palace or Nochi no Asuka-Okamoto-no-miya) to Asakura, Fukuoka
Incumbents
*Monarch: (a.k.a., Empress Saimei)
Births
*date unknown - Empress Genmei (d. 721)
*date unknown - Yamanoue no Okura (d. 733), Japanese poet
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Deaths
 
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