Original: February 3 & ndash ; Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu abdicates , and the late Emperor K mei 's son , Prince Mutsuhito becomes Emperor Meiji of Japan , ending the Late Tokugawa shogunate .
Simplified: February 3 - Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu abdicates , and the late Emperor Komeis son , Prince Mutshuhito becomes Emperor Meiji of Japan .