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*[[Satsuma han]] begins pressuring the shogunate to allow free trade with the West, in Ryûkyû.
*[[Satsuma han]] begins pressuring the shogunate to allow free trade with the West, in Ryûkyû.
*Satsuma receives permission from the shogunate to begin producing ''[[Ryukyu tsuho|Ryûkyû tsûhô]]'' (coins).
*Satsuma receives permission from the shogunate to begin producing ''[[Ryukyu tsuho|Ryûkyû tsûhô]]'' (coins).
*Silkworm disease ravages French and Italian silk industries, creating huge demand for Japanese [[silk]].
*[[Charles Wirgman]]'s ''[[Japan Punch]]'' is first issued.
*[[Charles Wirgman]]'s ''[[Japan Punch]]'' is first issued.