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*The [[British Museum]] obtains the art collection of [[William Anderson]], and appoints him curator.
*The [[British Museum]] obtains the art collection of [[William Anderson]], and appoints him curator.
*The [[Second Domestic Exposition]] is held.
*The [[Second Domestic Exposition]] is held.
*The [[Genyosha|Gen'yôsha]] (Black Ocean Society), an organization dedicated to lobbying for expansion into Korea, is founded.
*King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Hawaii]] becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). He meets with [[Emperor Meiji]], proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between [[Princess Kaiulani]] and [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]] (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). [[Nagasaki Seigo]] serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalakaua.
*King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Hawaii]] becomes the first reigning monarch of a foreign country to visit Japan freely (i.e. not as a prisoner). He meets with [[Emperor Meiji]], proposes Japanese immigration to Hawaii, and suggests a marriage between [[Princess Kaiulani]] and [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]] (ultimately, the Japanese reject this latter proposition). [[Nagasaki Seigo]] serves as Kalakaua's interpreter and is later awarded the Royal Order of Kalakaua.
*The territory formerly defining [[Obama han]], previously a part of [[Shiga prefecture]], is absorbed into [[Fukui prefecture]].
*The territory formerly defining [[Obama han]], previously a part of [[Shiga prefecture]], is absorbed into [[Fukui prefecture]].