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*A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded.
*A ban on Japanese exchanging correspondence with people overseas is rescinded.
*[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]].
*[[Kumazawa Banzan]] is forced to resign from the service of [[Ikeda Mitsumasa]].
*A Russian embassy to Beijing insists on presenting diplomatic credentials to the Emperor himself, and not to functionaries. They are denied and return to Russia without a direct audience with the Emperor.
*The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective.
*The Qing Court initiates a sea blockade in an effort to starve out Zheng Chenggong ([[Coxinga]]), a Ming loyalist based on Taiwan, but it is largely ineffective.
*A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published.
*A ''yarô hyôbanki'', a predecessor to ''yakusha [[hyobanki|hyôbanki]]'' (actor critiques), is first published.