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*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] opens the first Japanese store in Boston, Massachusetts, and builds the first Japanese house in Salem, Massachusetts.

*[[Bunkio Matsuki]] opens the first Japanese store in Boston, Massachusetts, and builds the first Japanese house in Salem, Massachusetts.

*The third issue of ''Dainihon bijutsu shinpô'' uses the term ''[[Nihonga]]'', marking the beginning of standard use of the term, particularly in describing works in traditional media (ink and mineral colors) as contrasted against ''[[yoga|yôga]]'' - Western-style works in oils.

*The third issue of ''Dainihon bijutsu shinpô'' uses the term ''[[Nihonga]]'', marking the beginning of standard use of the term, particularly in describing works in traditional media (ink and mineral colors) as contrasted against ''[[yoga|yôga]]'' - Western-style works in oils.

*A Japanese delegation attends the coronation of King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Hawaii]], and establishes a permanent consulate there.

*A Japanese delegation including [[Nagasaki Seigo]], [[Sugi Magoshichiro|Sugi Magoshichirô]], and [[Ishibashi Masakata]], attends the coronation of King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Hawaii]], and establishes a permanent consulate there.

*Krakatoa erupts in Indonesia, spewing ash into the atmosphere which has effects worldwide, affecting the color of the sky, climate/weather, etc.

*Krakatoa erupts in Indonesia, spewing ash into the atmosphere which has effects worldwide, affecting the color of the sky, climate/weather, etc.

*The [[military conscription]] law is revised, with an expansion of army & naval expenditures, in preparation, according to [[Yamagata Aritomo]], for war on the continent.

*The [[military conscription]] law is revised, with an expansion of army & naval expenditures, in preparation, according to [[Yamagata Aritomo]], for war on the continent.