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| *[[Bunkio Matsuki]] opens the first Japanese store in Boston, Massachusetts, and builds the first Japanese house in Salem, Massachusetts. | | *[[Bunkio Matsuki]] opens the first Japanese store in Boston, Massachusetts, and builds the first Japanese house in Salem, Massachusetts. |
| *The third issue of ''Dainihon bijutsu shinpô'' uses the term ''[[Nihonga]]'', marking the beginning of standard use of the term, particularly in describing works in traditional media (ink and mineral colors) as contrasted against ''[[yoga|yôga]]'' - Western-style works in oils. | | *The third issue of ''Dainihon bijutsu shinpô'' uses the term ''[[Nihonga]]'', marking the beginning of standard use of the term, particularly in describing works in traditional media (ink and mineral colors) as contrasted against ''[[yoga|yôga]]'' - Western-style works in oils. |
| + | *[[Electricity]] first becomes available to private commercial establishments. |
| + | *[[Lucius Foote]], the first US Ambassador to Korea, arrives in Korea. |
| *A Japanese delegation including [[Nagasaki Seigo]], [[Sugi Magoshichiro|Sugi Magoshichirô]], and [[Ishibashi Masakata]], attends the coronation of King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Hawaii]], and establishes a permanent consulate there. | | *A Japanese delegation including [[Nagasaki Seigo]], [[Sugi Magoshichiro|Sugi Magoshichirô]], and [[Ishibashi Masakata]], attends the coronation of King [[Kalakaua]] of [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Hawaii]], and establishes a permanent consulate there. |
| *Krakatoa erupts in Indonesia, spewing ash into the atmosphere which has effects worldwide, affecting the color of the sky, climate/weather, etc. | | *Krakatoa erupts in Indonesia, spewing ash into the atmosphere which has effects worldwide, affecting the color of the sky, climate/weather, etc. |
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| *The [[Sino-French War]] breaks out. | | *The [[Sino-French War]] breaks out. |
| *The [[Technical Art School]] in Tokyo is closed down. | | *The [[Technical Art School]] in Tokyo is closed down. |
− | *[[Uesugi Mochinori]] is replaced as [[Governor of Okinawa Prefecture]]. | + | *[[Uesugi Mochinori]] is succeeded as Governor of [[Okinawa Prefecture]] by [[Iwamura Michitoshi]]. |
| *[[Zensho-an]] temple is established for the souls of those killed in the [[Meiji Restoration]]. | | *[[Zensho-an]] temple is established for the souls of those killed in the [[Meiji Restoration]]. |
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