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The Graphic
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English: Promulgation of the New Japanese Constitution by the Emperor of Japan at Tokio. Illustration for The Graphic, 22 June 1889.
Emperor Meiji in Tokyo.
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Promulgation of the new Japanese constitution by Emperor Meiji in Tokyo (1889).