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*Police in the Miyako and [[Yaeyama Islands]], mostly individuals originally from [[Kagoshima prefecture]], who had controlled civil affairs since [[1879]], turn over such matters to civil authorities.

*Police in the Miyako and [[Yaeyama Islands]], mostly individuals originally from [[Kagoshima prefecture]], who had controlled civil affairs since [[1879]], turn over such matters to civil authorities.

*The [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]], hosts the second ever museum exhibition of work by [[Hokusai]] (and the first in the US).

*The [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]], hosts the second ever museum exhibition of work by [[Hokusai]] (and the first in the US).

*The navy cruiser ''[[Naniwa (ship)|Naniwa]]'' travels to Honolulu to help protect Japanese living there.

*The navy cruiser ''[[Naniwa (ship)|Naniwa]]'', under the command of [[Togo Heihachiro|Tôgô Heihachirô]], stations itself in Honolulu harbor for several months, ostensibly to protect Japanese in the islands during the turmoil created by the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom; the cruiser also serves as a show of force in the international dispute over sovereignty or independence of the islands.

*''[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]]'', the first newspaper in Okinawa, is founded.

*''[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]]'', the first newspaper in Okinawa, is founded.