*1790/5 The [[Kansei reforms]] are promulgated, imposing new regulations on publishing.
*1790/5 The [[Kansei reforms]] are promulgated, imposing new regulations on publishing.
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**Includes bans on books containing unorthodox ideas, those produced under pseudonyms, and those written in ''[[kana]]'' and based on "baseless rumors", along with those books and prints depicting current events in the guise of historical tales. Extravagant objects with "rhetorical flourishes" are likewise banned.
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*1790/10 The regulations on publishing of the Fifth Month are re-promulgated.