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*1873/2/7 An edict is issued explaining that killing in the name of revenge is illegal and that only the government reserves the right to punish murderers (i.e. to exact justice).
*1873/2/7 An edict is issued explaining that killing in the name of revenge is illegal and that only the government reserves the right to punish murderers (i.e. to exact justice).
*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.
*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.
*1873/6/21 Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China [[Yanagihara Sakimitsu]] discusses the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] to Chinese authorities.
*1873/6/21 Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China [[Yanagihara Sakimitsu]] discusses the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] to Chinese authorities.
*1873/8/27 The Italian Diplomatic Minister resident in Japan, [[Comte Litta]], writes to Soejima requesting that the rights granted to France, Holland, and the US in treaties signed by those countries with the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] be extended to Italians as well. Soejima replies that he must confer with the authorities in [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]].
*1873/7 [[Urasoe ueekata]], serving as a representative of Ryûkyû, seeks to meet with Soejima but finds he is absent.
*1873/8 [[Yonabaru ueekata]] meets with Foreign Minister Soejima following the latter's return from China. Soejima confirms that authority over internal affairs, as well as diplomatic relations with China, remains in the hands of the [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû government]], and is not determined by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
*1873/8/27 The Italian Diplomatic Minister resident in Japan, [[Comte Litta]], writes to Soejima requesting that the rights granted to France, Holland, and the US in treaties signed by those countries with the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] be extended to Italians as well. Soejima replies that he must confer with the authorities in Ryûkyû han.
*1873/10/8 A particularly famous and well-known set of [[:Image:Meiji Emperor.jpg|photo portraits]] of [[Emperor Meiji]], the last official photos of the emperor, is taken by photographer [[Uchida Kuichi]].
*1873/10/8 A particularly famous and well-known set of [[:Image:Meiji Emperor.jpg|photo portraits]] of [[Emperor Meiji]], the last official photos of the emperor, is taken by photographer [[Uchida Kuichi]].
