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==Timeline of 1885==
==Timeline of 1885==
*1885/2/8 Nine-hundred forty-four Japanese immigrants on board the ship ''[[City of Tokio]]'' arrive in the [[Hawaii]]an Islands.
*1885/2/8 Nine-hundred forty-four Japanese immigrants on board the ship ''[[City of Tokio]]'' arrive in the [[Hawaii]]an Islands. They are the first Japanese to settle in the islands under contracts authorized by the [[Meiji government]].
*1885/6 [[Inoue Katsunosuke]] arrives in Hawaii as Special Commissioner, to investigate allegations of brutal treatment of [[Japanese immigration to Hawaii|Japanese immigrants in Hawaii]].
*1885/6/17 The ''Yamashiro Maru'' delivers 989 Japanese laborers to Hawaii.
*1885/6/17 The ''Yamashiro Maru'' delivers 989 Japanese laborers to Hawaii.
==Other Events of 1885==
==Other Events of 1885==
*[[John Bingham]] is succeeded as US minister to Japan.
*The cabinet system is instituted and [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] is named [[Prime Minister]].
*A conference is held in Tokyo, where revision of the [[Unequal Treaties]] is discussed.
*A conference is held in Tokyo, where revision of the [[Unequal Treaties]] is discussed.
*Japan annexes the [[Daito Islands|Daitô Islands]].
*The sixth [[Exhibition of Old Art]] includes new works for the first time.
*The sixth [[Exhibition of Old Art]] includes new works for the first time.
*Government-contracted immigration of Japanese to [[Hawaii]] begins.
*Government-contracted immigration of Japanese to [[Hawaii]] begins.
*[[Percival Lowell|Percival Lowell's]] ''Choson, the Land of Morning Calm: A Sketch of Korea'' is published, documenting his experience in Korea in [[1883]].
*[[Mori Arinori]] is named [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]].
*John Murray's ''A Handbook for Travellers in Japan'' is published.
*Japan exhibits at the [[1885 New Orleans World's Fair]].
*Japan exhibits at the [[1885 New Orleans World's Fair]].
*Repair efforts are undertaken at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]].
*Repair efforts are undertaken at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]].
*[[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]] becomes [[Minister of the Navy]].
*[[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]] becomes [[Minister of the Navy]].
*The [[Sino-French War]] comes to an end.
*The [[Sino-French War]] comes to an end. The Chinese are forced to renounce any claims to Vietnam.
*Three girls are enrolled in elementary school in Okinawa, setting a precedent for women's education.
*Three girls are enrolled in elementary school in Okinawa, setting a precedent for women's education.
*[[Tsubouchi Shoyo|Tsubouchi Shôyô's]] ''The Essence of the Novel'' is published.
===Births and Deaths===
===Births and Deaths===
*Princess [[Der Ling]] is born (d. 1944).
*[[Ulysses S. Grant]] dies (b. [[1822]]).
*[[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]] of [[Mitsubishi Trading House]] dies (b. [[1834]]).
*[[Iwasaki Yataro|Iwasaki Yatarô]] of [[Mitsubishi Trading House]] dies (b. [[1834]]).
*[[Ulysses S. Grant]] dies (b. [[1822]]).
*Art critic [[Kuroda Hoshin|Kuroda Hôshin]] is born (d. 1967).
*Painter [[Maeda Seison]] is born (d. 1977).
*[[Morohashi Tetsuji]] is born (d. 1984).
*[[Harry Smith Parkes]] dies (b. [[1828]]).
*[[Ezra Pound]] is born (d. 1972).
*Painter [[Yorozu Tetsugoro|Yorozu Tetsugorô]] is born (d. 1927).
*Painter [[Yorozu Tetsugoro|Yorozu Tetsugorô]] is born (d. 1927).
