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| ==Timeline of 1888== | | ==Timeline of 1888== |
| *1888/1/4 The government establishes the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] with Chain, now the highest order the emperor could award. The First Class [[Order of the Rising Sun]] with Paulownia Flowers is also established at this time. | | *1888/1/4 The government establishes the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] with Chain, now the highest order the emperor could award. The First Class [[Order of the Rising Sun]] with Paulownia Flowers is also established at this time. |
| + | *1888/4 The [[Privy Council]] is established as the highest board of government advisors. |
| *1888/spring - The entire cabinet of [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] falls as a result of waves of bad publicity. | | *1888/spring - The entire cabinet of [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] falls as a result of waves of bad publicity. |
| *1888/7/15 [[Mt. Bandai]] erupts dramatically; its caldera collapses, transforming the surrounding topography and creating several new lakes. | | *1888/7/15 [[Mt. Bandai]] erupts dramatically; its caldera collapses, transforming the surrounding topography and creating several new lakes. |
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| *Restrictions on the planting of sugar cane in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]] are lifted. | | *Restrictions on the planting of sugar cane in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]] are lifted. |
| *''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (John Bunyan, 1678) becomes the first English-language novel published in Korean ''[[hangul]]'' translation. | | *''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (John Bunyan, 1678) becomes the first English-language novel published in Korean ''[[hangul]]'' translation. |
− | *The [[Privy Council]] is established as the highest board of government advisors.
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| *Research and development efforts begin on the 'modern' [[waterworks]] system for Tokyo. Construction begins in [[1892]]. | | *Research and development efforts begin on the 'modern' [[waterworks]] system for Tokyo. Construction begins in [[1892]]. |
| *A short-cropped hairstyle becomes widely enforced for men; the Western-style [[school uniforms|school uniform]] becomes mandatory soon afterwards. | | *A short-cropped hairstyle becomes widely enforced for men; the Western-style [[school uniforms|school uniform]] becomes mandatory soon afterwards. |