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==Other Events of 1902==
==Other Events of 1902==
*"Mainland" system of democratic election of representatives to the [[National Diet]] is extended to [[Hokkaido]].
*"Mainland" system of democratic election of representatives to the [[National Diet]] is extended to [[Hokkaido]].
*Military conscription is instituted in the [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama Islands]].
*[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], the final shogun, is named ''[[kazoku|kôshaku]]''.
*[[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], the final shogun, is named ''[[kazoku|kôshaku]]''.
*Western mode of [[age calculation]] is officially adopted, though it won't actually come into regular use for another 50 years, roughly.
*Western mode of [[age calculation]] is officially adopted, though it won't actually come into regular use for another 50 years, roughly.