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==Timeline of 1888==

==Timeline of 1888==

*1888/1/4 The government establishes the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] with Chain, now the highest order the emperor could award. The First Class [[Order of the Rising Sun]] with Paulownia Flowers is also established at this time.

*1888/1/4 The government establishes the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] with Chain, now the highest order the emperor could award. The First Class [[Order of the Rising Sun]] with Paulownia Flowers is also established at this time.

*1888/spring - The entire cabinet of [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] falls as a result of waves of bad publicity.

*1888/spring - The entire cabinet of [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] falls as a result of waves of bad publicity.

*1888/7/15 [[Mt. Bandai]] erupts dramatically; its caldera collapses, transforming the surrounding topography and creating several new lakes.

*1888/7/15 [[Mt. Bandai]] erupts dramatically; its caldera collapses, transforming the surrounding topography and creating several new lakes.

*Restrictions on the planting of sugar cane in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]] are lifted.

*Restrictions on the planting of sugar cane in [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa]] are lifted.

*''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (John Bunyan, 1678) becomes the first English-language novel published in Korean ''[[hangul]]'' translation.

*''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (John Bunyan, 1678) becomes the first English-language novel published in Korean ''[[hangul]]'' translation.

*Research and development efforts begin on the 'modern' [[waterworks]] system for Tokyo. Construction begins in [[1892]].

*Research and development efforts begin on the 'modern' [[waterworks]] system for Tokyo. Construction begins in [[1892]].

*A short-cropped hairstyle becomes widely enforced for men; the Western-style [[school uniforms|school uniform]] becomes mandatory soon afterwards.

*A short-cropped hairstyle becomes widely enforced for men; the Western-style [[school uniforms|school uniform]] becomes mandatory soon afterwards.