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*[[Theodore Duret]] and [[Henri Cernuschi]] travel to Japan and China.
*[[Theodore Duret]] and [[Henri Cernuschi]] travel to Japan and China.
*[[Edo castle]] is officially renamed the Imperial Palace.
*[[Edo castle]] is officially renamed the Imperial Palace.
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished.
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished, as all commoners/peasants are made ''heimin''.
*The special status of ''[[honjin]]'' is abolished.
*The special status of ''[[honjin]]'' is abolished.
*The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States.
*The [[Iwakura Mission]] departs Japan for the United States.