*1778/1 The number of [[rice broker]]s (''fudasashi'') in [[Edo]] reaches 109.
*1778/1 The number of [[rice broker]]s (''fudasashi'') in [[Edo]] reaches 109.
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*1778/6 Russian ship arrives at Akkeshi in [[Ezo]] (Hokkaidô), demanding to trade. Represenatives of [[Matsumae han]] turn them away, forcing them to leave the following year.
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*1778/6 A Russian ship led by merchants Ivan Antipin and Dmitrii Shabalin arrives at Akkeshi in [[Ezo]] (Hokkaidô), demanding to trade. Representatives of [[Matsumae han]] turn them away, forcing them to leave the following year.