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==Timeline of 1885==
 
==Timeline of 1885==
 
*1885/2/8 Nine-hundred forty-four Japanese immigrants on board the ship ''[[City of Tokio]]'' arrive in the [[Hawaii]]an Islands. They are the first Japanese to settle in the islands under contracts authorized by the [[Meiji government]].
 
*1885/2/8 Nine-hundred forty-four Japanese immigrants on board the ship ''[[City of Tokio]]'' arrive in the [[Hawaii]]an Islands. They are the first Japanese to settle in the islands under contracts authorized by the [[Meiji government]].
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*1885/6 [[Inoue Katsunosuke]] arrives in Hawaii as Special Commissioner, to investigate allegations of brutal treatment of [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii|Japanese immigrants in Hawaii]].
 
*1885/6/17 The ''Yamashiro Maru'' delivers 989 Japanese laborers to Hawaii.
 
*1885/6/17 The ''Yamashiro Maru'' delivers 989 Japanese laborers to Hawaii.
  
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*The cabinet system is instituted and [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] is named [[Prime Minister]].
 
*The cabinet system is instituted and [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] is named [[Prime Minister]].
 
*A conference is held in Tokyo, where revision of the [[Unequal Treaties]] is discussed.
 
*A conference is held in Tokyo, where revision of the [[Unequal Treaties]] is discussed.
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*Japan annexes the [[Daito Islands|Daitô Islands]].
 
*The sixth [[Exhibition of Old Art]] includes new works for the first time.
 
*The sixth [[Exhibition of Old Art]] includes new works for the first time.
 
*Government-contracted immigration of Japanese to [[Hawaii]] begins.
 
*Government-contracted immigration of Japanese to [[Hawaii]] begins.
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*[[Percival Lowell|Percival Lowell's]] ''Choson, the Land of Morning Calm: A Sketch of Korea'' is published, documenting his experience in Korea in [[1883]].
 
*[[Mori Arinori]] is named [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]].
 
*[[Mori Arinori]] is named [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]].
 
*John Murray's ''A Handbook for Travellers in Japan'' is published.
 
*John Murray's ''A Handbook for Travellers in Japan'' is published.
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===Births and Deaths===
 
===Births and Deaths===
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*Princess [[Der Ling]] is born (d. 1944).
 
*[[Ulysses S. Grant]] dies (b. [[1822]]).
 
*[[Ulysses S. Grant]] dies (b. [[1822]]).
 
*[[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]] of [[Mitsubishi Trading House]] dies (b. [[1834]]).
 
*[[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]] of [[Mitsubishi Trading House]] dies (b. [[1834]]).
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*[[Morohashi Tetsuji]] is born (d. 1984).
 
*[[Morohashi Tetsuji]] is born (d. 1984).
 
*[[Harry Smith Parkes]] dies (b. [[1828]]).
 
*[[Harry Smith Parkes]] dies (b. [[1828]]).
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*[[Ezra Pound]] is born (d. 1972).
 
*Painter [[Yorozu Tetsugoro|Yorozu Tetsugorô]] is born (d. 1927).
 
*Painter [[Yorozu Tetsugoro|Yorozu Tetsugorô]] is born (d. 1927).
  

Latest revision as of 00:56, 7 December 2017

Meiji 18 (明治十八年)

Timeline of 1885

  • 1885/2/8 Nine-hundred forty-four Japanese immigrants on board the ship City of Tokio arrive in the Hawaiian Islands. They are the first Japanese to settle in the islands under contracts authorized by the Meiji government.
  • 1885/6 Inoue Katsunosuke arrives in Hawaii as Special Commissioner, to investigate allegations of brutal treatment of Japanese immigrants in Hawaii.
  • 1885/6/17 The Yamashiro Maru delivers 989 Japanese laborers to Hawaii.

Other Events of 1885

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