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*1872/1 Ijichi Sadaka meets with the Ryukyuan regent to discuss administrative policy in the islands, under the new [[Meiji government]].
*1872/1 Ijichi Sadaka meets with the Ryukyuan regent to discuss administrative policy in the islands, under the new [[Meiji government]].
*1872/3/10 The [[Tokyo National Museum]] opens.
*1872/3/10 The [[Tokyo National Museum]] opens.
*1872/4 Order Number 133, issued by the [[Ministry of State]], abolishes public laws against the breach by clergy of their Buddhist vows.
*1872/4/24 Deputy [[Finance Minister]] [[Inoue Kaoru]] suggests ending [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû's]] [[tribute|tributary relations]] with China and incorporating Ryûkyû into Japan. The [[Minister of the Left]] opposes this suggestion, arguing that Ryûkyû should remain subordinate and not be made a ''[[han]]'' or otherwise counted as ''naichi'', and further that since the Ryukyuans are ethnically not Japanese, the Ryukyuan king and royal family should not be made ''[[kazoku]]'' (Japanese aristocracy).
*1872/4/24 Deputy [[Finance Minister]] [[Inoue Kaoru]] suggests ending [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû's]] [[tribute|tributary relations]] with China and incorporating Ryûkyû into Japan. The [[Minister of the Left]] opposes this suggestion, arguing that Ryûkyû should remain subordinate and not be made a ''[[han]]'' or otherwise counted as ''naichi'', and further that since the Ryukyuans are ethnically not Japanese, the Ryukyuan king and royal family should not be made ''[[kazoku]]'' (Japanese aristocracy).
*1872/5 The first railroad stations and lines are opened, connecting [[Yokohama]] (today, [[Sakuragicho Station|Sakuragichô Station]]) with [[Shinagawa Station|Shinagawa]].
*1872/5 The first railroad stations and lines are opened, connecting [[Yokohama]] (today, [[Sakuragicho Station|Sakuragichô Station]]) with [[Shinagawa Station|Shinagawa]].