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==Other Events of 1886==
==Other Events of 1886==
*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] leaves for China.
*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] leaves for China.
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*Three prefectures are combined to form [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidô-chô]], or "The Department of Hokkaidô."
*The Japanese Red Cross is established.
*The Japanese Red Cross is established.
*[[Merriman Harris]] returns home to San Francisco, after nearly 20 years in Japan.
*[[Merriman Harris]] returns home to San Francisco, after nearly 20 years in Japan.