The first half of Meiji era(1868-1887)

Main Events in Japan 1868 Meiji Restoration 1870 The rickshaw was invented The western-style food restaurant appeared "Yokohama Mainichi Press", the first Japanese daily newspaper, was published 1871 The feudal domain system was given way to the prefecture system 1872 The first railway line between Tokyo and Yokohama 1873 Baseball was introduced into Japan 1877 The War of Seinan broke out The telephone line between Tokyo and Yokohama Tokyo University was founded

Main Events in the World 1869 Suez Canal was opened 1870 Italy was united 1871 The German Empire was organized 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone 1882 Germany, Italy and Austria were allied 1887 France owned Indochina

Energy-related Events 1872 The first Gaslamp was set up at Yokohama Yokohama Gaslamp Company, the first gaslamp company in Japan, was established 1879 Thomas Alva Edison invented the incandescent lamp 1883 Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler developed the gasoline engine 1884 The incandescent lamp was lighted in Japan for the first time 1885 The first automobile was manufactured

Gas industry of those days in Japan

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