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| *[[Ernest Fenollosa]] forms the ''[[Kangakai]]'' (Art Appreciation Society). | | *[[Ernest Fenollosa]] forms the ''[[Kangakai]]'' (Art Appreciation Society). |
| *An agreement is drafted for Japanese immigration to [[Hawaii]]. | | *An agreement is drafted for Japanese immigration to [[Hawaii]]. |
| + | *The first Japanese consulate in Hawaii is established. |
| *The [[Jiyuto|Jiyûtô]] ("Freedom Party") is dissolved. | | *The [[Jiyuto|Jiyûtô]] ("Freedom Party") is dissolved. |
| *[[Koga Tatsuhiro|Koga Tatsuhirô]] settles in the [[Senkaku Islands]], and petitions [[Okinawa prefecture]] to have the islands officially declared Japanese territory on account of being previously uninhabited and unclaimed. His petition is not addressed for ten years. | | *[[Koga Tatsuhiro|Koga Tatsuhirô]] settles in the [[Senkaku Islands]], and petitions [[Okinawa prefecture]] to have the islands officially declared Japanese territory on account of being previously uninhabited and unclaimed. His petition is not addressed for ten years. |
| + | *A number of Japanese fishermen are killed at Lae atoll in the Marshall Islands. A Japanese official mission led by [[Suzuki Keikun]] and [[Goto Taketaro|Gotô Taketarô]] travels there to exact a formal apology from the local chiefs, and claims the islands for Japan; the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] immediately disavows any claim to the islands. |
| * A law is passed introducing the concept of [[National Treasures]] (''Kokuhô''), under which objects of particular historical and cultural importance could be designated as prohibited to export, and protected in other ways. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century statue of [[Miroku]] held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto. | | * A law is passed introducing the concept of [[National Treasures]] (''Kokuhô''), under which objects of particular historical and cultural importance could be designated as prohibited to export, and protected in other ways. The first object to be designated a National Treasure was a 7th century statue of [[Miroku]] held at [[Koryu-ji|Kôryû-ji]] in Kyoto. |
| * [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] is transferred to the Imperial Household's control and becomes a detached Imperial Palace. | | * [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]] is transferred to the Imperial Household's control and becomes a detached Imperial Palace. |
| + | *A regular [[steamship]] line linking [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] and [[Osaka]] via [[Kagoshima]] is established. |
| *Durham Stevens is appointed to Tokyo, for service in the Foreign Office. | | *Durham Stevens is appointed to Tokyo, for service in the Foreign Office. |
| *[[Takamatsu castle (Sanuki)]] is demolished. | | *[[Takamatsu castle (Sanuki)]] is demolished. |
| *[[Takamine Jokichi|Takamine Jôkichi]] is among those representing Japan at the [[New Orleans World's Fair]]. There he meets his future wife, and befriends [[Lafcadio Hearn]]. | | *[[Takamine Jokichi|Takamine Jôkichi]] is among those representing Japan at the [[New Orleans World's Fair]]. There he meets his future wife, and befriends [[Lafcadio Hearn]]. |
| + | *[[Tamagusuku Yasutaro|Tamagusuku Yasutarô]] invents swimming goggles, called ''miikagan'' in [[Okinawan language|Okinawan]], using wood from the tree heliotrope (''monpa no ki'') for the frames. |
| + | *[[Xinjiang]] is incorporated as a [[provinces of China|province]] of the [[Qing Empire]]. |
| * [[Yayoi pottery]] is found in Tokyo. | | * [[Yayoi pottery]] is found in Tokyo. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| *1884/11/28 [[Manabe Akikatsu]] dies (b. [[1804]]). | | *1884/11/28 [[Manabe Akikatsu]] dies (b. [[1804]]). |
− | *[[Satake Yoshitaka]], former daimyô of [[Kubota han]], dies (b. [[1825]]). | + | *[[Satake Yoshitaka (1825-1884)|Satake Yoshitaka]], former daimyô of [[Kubota han]], dies (b. [[1825]]). |
| *[[Tojo Hideki|Tôjô Hideki]] is born (d. 1948). | | *[[Tojo Hideki|Tôjô Hideki]] is born (d. 1948). |
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