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*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.
*1873/6 [[Foreign Minister]] [[Soejima Taneomi]] visits Beijing.
*1873/6/21 Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China [[Yanagihara Sakimitsu]] discusses the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] to Chinese authorities.
*1873/6/21 Japanese Diplomatic Minister in China [[Yanagihara Sakimitsu]] discusses the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] to Chinese authorities.
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*1873/8/27 The Italian Diplomatic Minister resident in Japan, [[Comte Litta]], writes to Soejima requesting that the rights granted to France, Holland, and the US in treaties signed by those countries with the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] be extended to Italians as well. Soejima replies that he must confer with the authorities in [[Ryukyu han|Ryûkyû han]].
*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]].