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*1898/6/30 [[Okuma Shigenobu]] ministry.
*1898/6/30 [[Okuma Shigenobu]] ministry.
*1898/8/1 [[Toyoda Sakichi]] gets patent for his weaving machine.
*1898/8/1 [[Toyoda Sakichi]] gets patent for his weaving machine.
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*1898/9/21 A ''coup'' in China returns the [[Empress Dowager Cixi]] to power. The [[Guangxu Emperor]] is confined in seclusion, [[Kang Youwei]] flees into exile, and a number of his associates are gathered up and executed, becoming the "[[Six Martyrs]]." The government turns dramatically from radical reformist to conservative reactionist attitudes & policies.
*1898/10/15 ''[[Nihon Kaiga Kyokai|Nihon Kaiga Kyôkai]]'' (Japan Painting Association) becomes the ''[[Nihon Bijutsu-in]]'' (Japan Art Institute).
*1898/10/15 ''[[Nihon Kaiga Kyokai|Nihon Kaiga Kyôkai]]'' (Japan Painting Association) becomes the ''[[Nihon Bijutsu-in]]'' (Japan Art Institute).
*1898/10/31 Okuma ministry resigns.
*1898/10/31 Okuma ministry resigns.