*[[John Carey Hall]] publishes ''The Tokugawa Legislation'', a translation of the ''[[buke shohatto]]''.
*[[John Carey Hall]] publishes ''The Tokugawa Legislation'', a translation of the ''[[buke shohatto]]''.
*[[Kanazawa Shozaburo|Kanazawa Shôzaburô]] argues the [[Korean language]] to be a lost dialect of [[Japanese language|Japanese]].
*[[Kanazawa Shozaburo|Kanazawa Shôzaburô]] argues the [[Korean language]] to be a lost dialect of [[Japanese language|Japanese]].
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*[[Kotoku Incident|Kôtoku Incident]]<!--幸徳事件, also known as Great Treason or High Treason Incident 大逆事件--> - Police arrest a group of people accused of plotting to assassinate the [[Meiji Emperor]].
*It is decided that the Southern Court had been the legitimate Imperial Court during the [[Nanboku-cho|Nanboku-chô period]].
*It is decided that the Southern Court had been the legitimate Imperial Court during the [[Nanboku-cho|Nanboku-chô period]].
*The head of [[Shimizu Muneharu]] is moved from its burial site on Mt. Ishii to a site at nearby [[Takamatsu castle]].
*The head of [[Shimizu Muneharu]] is moved from its burial site on Mt. Ishii to a site at nearby [[Takamatsu castle]].