1885
Meiji 18 (明治十八年)
Timeline of 1885
Other Events of 1885
- A conference is held in Tokyo, where revision of the Unequal Treaties is discussed.
- Japan exhibits at the 1885 New Orleans World's Fair.
- Repair efforts are undertaken at Nijô castle.
- Saigô Tsugumichi becomes Minister of the Navy.
Births and Deaths
- Iwasaki Yatarô of Mitsubishi Trading House dies (b. 1834).
- Ulysses S. Grant dies (b. 1822).
- Painter Yorozu Tetsugorô is born (d. 1927).
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