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*Prince [[Sho In|Shô In]] is named "[[Ginowan]] ''[[ueekata]]''"; Giwan Chôho has his title changed to "Giwan ''ueekata''" as a result.
*Prince [[Sho In|Shô In]] is named "[[Ginowan]] ''[[ueekata]]''"; Giwan Chôho has his title changed to "Giwan ''ueekata''" as a result.
*[[Takashima castle]] is demolished.
*[[Takashima castle]] is demolished.
*In the United States, the Asian Exclusion Act is passed, denying entry into the country of Chinese laborers who do not come to the US voluntarily; the law is meant chiefly to stem the tide of Chinese women being brought into the country against their wills to serve as prostitutes, but many other men and women are caught up in the law's effects. This is the first immigration law implemented in the US based explicitly on race/nationality.
*The [[Yoshiwara]], and the brothels, teahouses, and prostitutes of a number of other areas come under the jurisdiction of the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police]].
*The [[Yoshiwara]], and the brothels, teahouses, and prostitutes of a number of other areas come under the jurisdiction of the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police]].