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Imperial Edict
I, the Emperor, approve this issue concerning standard time and I make this new act known.
Signed and Sealed, Mutsuhito
Meiji 28 December 27th
Prime Minister, Prince Ito Hirobumi Minister of Education, Marquis Saionji Kinmochi Imperial Edict No. 167
The standard time for the empire will henceforth be known as the central standard time.
The standard times for Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands, along with the Yayeyama and Miyako islands will be set at 120 degrees east and this shall be named the western standard time
This act shall come into force on January 1, Meiji 29.
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