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==Timeline of 1873==
==Timeline of 1873==
*1873/2/7 An edict is issued explaining that killing in the name of revenge is illegal and that only the government reserves the right to punish murderers (i.e. to exact justice).
*1873/2/7 An edict is issued explaining that killing in the name of revenge is illegal and that only the government reserves the right to punish murderers (i.e. to exact justice).
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*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.
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*1873/6/21 Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China [[Yanagihara Sakimitsu]] discusses the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] to Chinese authorities.
*1873/10/8 A particularly famous and well-known set of [[:Image:Meiji Emperor.jpg|photo portraits]] of [[Emperor Meiji]], the last official photos of the emperor, is taken by photographer [[Uchida Kuichi]].
*1873/10/8 A particularly famous and well-known set of [[:Image:Meiji Emperor.jpg|photo portraits]] of [[Emperor Meiji]], the last official photos of the emperor, is taken by photographer [[Uchida Kuichi]].