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1881 Ban and Koho Bureau Split

When: 1881-1883
Where: Tokyo
Part of: Tokyo Law College founded, predecessor of Hosei University

Following a 1881 government ban on private law schools, the Koho Bureau split off to form the Tokyo Law School in 1883.

In 1881, the government banned private law schools, causing Tokyo Hogakusha to briefly close. The Koho Bureau subsequently split off and renamed itself the Tokyo Law School in 1883, with Boissonade serving as vice principal. This was a separation from the original school rather than a reorganization of it.

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Hosei University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26

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