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*[[Sino-Japanese Friendship Treaty|Sino-Japanese commercial treaty]] is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.

*[[Sino-Japanese Friendship Treaty|Sino-Japanese commercial treaty]] is signed, in which both countries agree to respect the territorial integrity of the other.

*The wearing of swords by [[samurai]] is declared optional.

*The wearing of swords by [[samurai]] is declared optional.

*[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound home from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by Taiwanese aborigines.

*[[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] - a [[tribute]] ship from the [[Miyako Islands]] bound home from [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] is shipwrecked in Taiwan. Fifty-four Ryukyuans are killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]].

*[[Treaty of Commerce and Friendship (Japan-Hawaii)|Treaty of Commerce and Friendship]] is signed between Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]].

*[[Treaty of Commerce and Friendship (Japan-Hawaii)|Treaty of Commerce and Friendship]] is signed between Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]].

*Five US warships move against [[Joseon|Korea]], seeking reparations for an American ship destroyed by the Korean Court in [[1866]], but are ultimately driven off by Korean forces.

*Five US warships move against [[Joseon|Korea]], seeking reparations for an American ship destroyed by the Korean Court in [[1866]], but are ultimately driven off by Korean forces.