*[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and [[Kakizaki Yoshihiro]] formally receive and meet with the [[Ezo]] (Ainu) island chief.
*[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] and [[Kakizaki Yoshihiro]] formally receive and meet with the [[Ezo]] (Ainu) island chief.
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*The first four Japanese to travel to Europe return to Japan, having left in [[1582]] to meet with Pope Gregory XIII.
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*The first four Japanese to travel to Europe return to Japan, having left in [[1582]] to meet with Pope Gregory XIII. They bring with them a printing press, and moveable type blocks for both ''hiragana'' and ''kanji''.