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*[[Theodore Duret]] and [[Henri Cernuschi]] travel to Japan and China.
*[[Theodore Duret]] and [[Henri Cernuschi]] travel to Japan and China.
*[[Edo castle]] is officially renamed the Imperial Palace.
*[[Edo castle]] is officially renamed the Imperial Palace.
*An [[Exhibition Bureau]] (''hakurankai jimukyoku'') is established within the national government, to manage Japan's representation at [[World's Fairs]].
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished, as all commoners/peasants are made ''heimin''.
*The ''[[hinin]]'', ''[[eta]]'', and other outcast classes are officially abolished, as all commoners/peasants are made ''heimin''.
*The special status of ''[[honjin]]'' is abolished.
*The special status of ''[[honjin]]'' is abolished.
