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| 1891, May |
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| Premier Yamagata Aritomo resigned and was succeeded by Count Matsukata Masayoshi (1835–1924). | 1 |
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| 1892, June |
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The cabinet resigned following defeats in the Diet, and It became premier. The government had tried to foil opposition parties by using the police, but failed. | 2 |
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| 1893 |
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| An imperial edict was issued to the effect that the Diet would assume the cost of financing the navy. | 3 |
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| 1894, March |
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| The antiforeign Tonghak Rebellion erupted in southern Korea, leading China and then Japan to dispatch troops to Korea. | 4 |
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| July 16 |
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| The Aoki-Kimberley Treaty was signed in London. It revised the treaty with Britain of 1858, abolished extraterritoriality by 1899, and prepared the way for similar treaties with the other powers. By Aug. 4, 1899, all Westerners in Japan were subject to Japanese courts, a new international status for Japan. | 5 |
| In the preceding decade and a half, Japanese agricultural produce had soared by 30 percent because of the introduction of new seeds, new fertilizers, and new farming techniques. Farmland was opened by the state in Hokkaid. International markets for Japanese goods further aided economic growth. Whereas landlords profited by these and other developments, peasant farmers continued to live in difficult circumstances. | 6 |
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| July 23–1895, April 17 |
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| The SINO-JAPANESE WAR (See July 23–1895, April 17) (See July 23–1895, April 17) exploded, primarily a struggle for control over Korea. Japan was a rapid and impressive victor. | 7 |
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