*[[Shizuki Tadao]]<!--志筑忠雄--> publishes ''[[Sakoku-ron]]'', an abridged translation of [[Englebert Kaempfer]]'s writings. This marks the first appearance of the word "''[[maritime restrictions|sakoku]]''."
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*The ''Margaret'', a Salem, Mass.-based ship, is hired by the [[Dutch East India Company]] to carry its trade.
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*[[Shizuki Tadao]]<!--志筑忠雄--> publishes ''[[Sakokuron]]'', an abridged translation of [[Englebert Kaempfer]]'s writings. This marks the first appearance of the word "''[[maritime restrictions|sakoku]]''."
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*Compilation of the ''Ojikki'', which later comes to be known as the ''[[Tokugawa jikki]]'', is begun.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*[[Motoori Norinaga]] dies (b. [[1730]]).
*[[Motoori Norinaga]] dies (b. [[1730]]).
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*[[Kabuki]] actor [[Sawamura Sojuro III|Sawamura Sôjûrô III]] dies (b. [[1753]]).