1870s japan japanese agreement with china japanese statesman toshimichi okubo 18301878 is received in yokohama and tokyo on november 27 1874 meiji 7 after concluding a treaty with china following the japanese invasion of southern taiwan taiwan shuppei earlier that year the invasion was in response to the murder of 54 ryukyuan sailors by paiwan aborigines in december 1871 meiji 4 published in the illustrated london news on february 6 1875 meiji 8 19th century vintage newspaper illustration w9hmbb.jpg from japanese girll鍞筹拷锟藉敵鍌曃鍞筹拷鍞筹傅锟藉敵澶° View Photo