*Meiji system of [[censorship]] is put into place.
*Meiji system of [[censorship]] is put into place.
*Many officials of the government of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] are attacked politically for collaborating with and submitting to Japanese authority; [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]] is among those who resign in disgrace.
*Many officials of the government of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] are attacked politically for collaborating with and submitting to Japanese authority; [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]] is among those who resign in disgrace.
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*Japan's borders are declared to extend to the [[Kurile Islands]] in the north.
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*Japan's territorial agreements with [[Russia]] are revised; the [[Kuril Islands]] become Japanese territory, in exchange for Japanese renunciation of claims to [[Sakhalin]].
*[[Matsuda Michiyuki]], chief official overseeing the dissolution of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, arrives in Okinawa.
*[[Matsuda Michiyuki]], chief official overseeing the dissolution of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, arrives in Okinawa.
*Many structures are torn down at [[Matsumae castle]].
*Many structures are torn down at [[Matsumae castle]].