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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]]. |
| + | *1885/6 [[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. |
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| ==Other Events of 1885== | | ==Other Events of 1885== |
| + | *[[John Bingham]] is succeeded as US minister to Japan. |
| + | *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. |
| + | *Japan annexes the [[Daito Islands|Daitô Islands]]. |
| + | *The sixth [[Exhibition of Old Art]] includes new works for the first time. |
| + | *Government-contracted immigration of Japanese to [[Hawaii]] begins. |
| + | *[[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]]. |
| + | *John Murray's ''A Handbook for Travellers in Japan'' is published. |
| *Japan exhibits at the [[1885 New Orleans World's Fair]]. | | *Japan exhibits at the [[1885 New Orleans World's Fair]]. |
| *Repair efforts are undertaken at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]]. | | *Repair efforts are undertaken at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]]. |
| *[[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]] becomes [[Minister of the Navy]]. | | *[[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]] becomes [[Minister of the Navy]]. |
| + | *The [[Sino-French War]] comes to an end. The Chinese are forced to renounce any claims to Vietnam. |
| + | *Three girls are enrolled in elementary school in Okinawa, setting a precedent for women's education. |
| + | *[[Tsubouchi Shoyo|Tsubouchi Shôyô's]] ''The Essence of the Novel'' is published. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *Princess [[Der Ling]] is born (d. 1944). |
| + | *[[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]]). |
− | *[[Ulysses S. Grant]] dies (b. [[1822]]). | + | *Art critic [[Kuroda Hoshin|Kuroda Hôshin]] is born (d. 1967). |
| + | *Painter [[Maeda Seison]] is born (d. 1977). |
| + | *[[Morohashi Tetsuji]] is born (d. 1984). |
| + | *[[Harry Smith Parkes]] dies (b. [[1828]]). |
| + | *[[Ezra Pound]] is born (d. 1972). |
| + | *Painter [[Yorozu Tetsugoro|Yorozu Tetsugorô]] is born (d. 1927). |
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