Changes

*The [[Hokkaido Land Regulation Ordinance]] incorporates [[Hokkaido]], formerly known as [[Ezo]], more fully into Japanese territory.

*The [[Hokkaido Land Regulation Ordinance]] incorporates [[Hokkaido]], formerly known as [[Ezo]], more fully into Japanese territory.

*[[Karatsu castle]] is destroyed.

*[[Karatsu castle]] is destroyed.

*[[Yanagiwara Sakimitsu]], a Japanese official in Shanghai, reports back to Japan about the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]], in which 54 Ryuykuans were killed by Taiwanese aborigines.

*[[Yanagihara Sakimitsu]], a Japanese official in Shanghai, reports back to Japan about the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]], in which 54 Ryuykuans were killed by Taiwanese aborigines.

*Ryukyuan survivors of the Taiwan incident are returned to Ryukyu via [[Fuzhou]]. King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] sends his official thanks to the Chinese emperor and authorities for rescuing and returning his subjects.

*Ryukyuan survivors of the Taiwan incident are returned to Ryukyu via [[Fuzhou]]. King [[Sho Tai|Shô Tai]] sends his official thanks to the Chinese emperor and authorities for rescuing and returning his subjects.

*The Kingdom of Ryûkyû is released from its vassal status under [[Kagoshima prefecture]] (formerly [[Satsuma han]]), and comes under the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], and then under the [[Ministry of the Interior]].

*The Kingdom of Ryûkyû is released from its vassal status under [[Kagoshima prefecture]] (formerly [[Satsuma han]]), and comes under the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], and then under the [[Ministry of the Interior]].