January, 1875, the eighth year of Meiji, Toshimichi OKUBO and Hirobumi ITO, who were Sangi, asked Takayoshi KIDO and Taisuke ITAGAKI, who had resigned after a debate about conquering Korea, to return to the government as Sangi at a meeting in Osaka.
1875年（明治8年）1月、参議の大久保利通と伊藤博文は、征韓論などをめぐって辞職した木戸孝允と板垣退助に対し、参議に復職することを求めた（大阪会議）。