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Events on Friday 17 July 1868 1
1868Edo renamed TokyoJapan's imperial capital renamedThe Meiji government issued an edict renaming the city of Edo to Tokyo, meaning "Eastern Capital." The emperor formally relocated there later that year, ending Kyoto's centuries-long role as imperial seat. The renaming symbolized Japan's political transformation under the new imperial government.