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*[[Suminokura Ryoi|Suminokura Ryôi]] survives a shipwreck on his way back to Japan from Annam, and has his son [[Suminokura Soan]] take over overseas operations.
*[[Suminokura Ryoi|Suminokura Ryôi]] survives a shipwreck on his way back to Japan from Annam, and has his son [[Suminokura Soan]] take over overseas operations.
*Suminokura Ryôi oversees the completion of a riverboat connection between the port of [[Fushimi]] and the [[Kamogawa]] in Kyoto.
*Suminokura Ryôi oversees the completion of a riverboat connection between the port of [[Fushimi]] and the [[Kamogawa]] in Kyoto.
*[[Wang Qi]] and his son [[Wang Siyi]] complete their ''[[Sancai tuhui]]'', an encyclopedia which serves as the basis for the later ([[1712]]-[[1714]]) Japanese encyclopedia ''[[Wakan sansai zue]]''.
===Births and Deaths of 1609===
===Births and Deaths of 1609===