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*[[Aizu-Wakamatsu castle]] is torn down.
*[[Aizu-Wakamatsu castle]] is torn down.
*Meiji system of [[censorship]] is put into place.
*Meiji system of [[censorship]] is put into place.
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*The Enzetsukan ("Hall of Public Speaking") at [[Keio University|Keiô University]], commissioned by [[Fukuzawa Yukichi]] based on the architectural style of New England meetinghouses, is completed.
*Many officials of the government of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] are attacked politically for collaborating with and submitting to Japanese authority; [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]] is among those who resign in disgrace.
*Many officials of the government of the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] are attacked politically for collaborating with and submitting to Japanese authority; [[Giwan Choho|Giwan Chôho]] is among those who resign in disgrace.
*Japan's territorial agreements with [[Russia]] are revised; the [[Kuril Islands]] become Japanese territory, in exchange for Japanese renunciation of claims to [[Sakhalin]].
*Japan's territorial agreements with [[Russia]] are revised; the [[Kuril Islands]] become Japanese territory, in exchange for Japanese renunciation of claims to [[Sakhalin]].