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Events from the year '''1921 in Japan'''. |
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* [[1921|Other events of 1921]] |
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* [[History of Japan]] |
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* [[Timeline of Japanese history|Timeline]] |
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* [[List of years in Japan|Years]] |
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Events from the year '''1921 in Japan'''. It corresponds to '''[[Taishō period|Taishō]] 10''' (大正10年) in the [[Japanese calendar]]. |
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==Incumbents== |
==Incumbents== |
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*[[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]]: [[Emperor Taishō|Taishō]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Taishō {{!}} emperor of Japan |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Taisho |website=Encyclopedia Britannica | |
*[[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]]: [[Emperor Taishō|Taishō]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Taishō {{!}} emperor of Japan |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Taisho |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[Sesshō and Kampaku|Regent]]: [[Hirohito]] <small>(from November 25)</small> |
*[[Sesshō and Kampaku|Regent]]: [[Hirohito]] <small>(from November 25)</small> |
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*[[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]: |
*[[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]: |
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**[[Hara Takashi]] <small>(until November 4)</small> |
**[[Hara Takashi]] <small>(until November 4)</small> |
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**[[Takahashi Korekiyo]] <small>(from November 13)</small> |
**[[Takahashi Korekiyo]] <small>(from November 13)</small> |
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===Governors=== |
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*[[List of governors of Aichi Prefecture|Aichi Prefecture]]: [[Shunji Miyao]] (until 18 April); [[Hikoji Kawaguchi]] (starting 18 April) |
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*Akita Prefecture: [[Ryoshin Nao]] |
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*Aomori Prefecture: |
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** until 9 March: [[Hidehiko Michioka]] |
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** 9 March-28 September: [[Shundo Kahei]] |
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** starting 28 September: [[Yujiro Ozaki]] |
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*Ehime Prefecture: [[Toshio Mawatari]] (until 27 May); [[Juunosuke Miyazaki]] (starting 27 May) |
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*Fukui Prefecture: [[Kohei Yuji]] (until 27 May); [[Josuke Shiraogawa]] (starting 27 May) |
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*Fukuoka Prefecture: [[Yasukouchi Asakichi]] |
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*Fukushima Prefecture: [[Miyata Mitsuo]] |
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*Gifu Prefecture: [[Kanokogi Kogoro]] (until 27 May); [[Manpei Ueda]] (starting 27 May) |
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*Gunma Prefecture: [[Muneyoshi Oshiba]] |
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*[[Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima Prefecture]]: [[Raizo Wakabayashi]] (until 19 July); [[Ichiro Yoda]] (starting 19 July) |
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*[[List of governors of Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki Prefecture]]: [[Yuichiro Chikaraishi]] (until 27 May); [[Genjiro Moriya]] (starting 27 May) |
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*Iwate Prefecture: [[Takeo Kakinuma]] |
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*Kagawa Prefecture: [[Yoshibumi Satake]] |
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*Kochi Prefecture: [[Abe Yoshihiko]] |
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*[[List of governors of Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto Prefecture]]: [[Hikoji Kawaguchi]] (until 27 May); [[Sansuke Nakayama]] (starting 27 May) |
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*[[List of governors of Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto Prefecture]]: [[Eitaro Mabuchi]] (until July); [[Raizo Wakabayashi]] (starting July) |
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*Mie Prefecture: [[Haruki Yamawaki]] |
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*[[List of governors of Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi Prefecture]]: [[Mori Masataka]] (until 27 May); [[Yuichiro Chikaraishi]] (starting 27 May) |
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*Miyazaki Prefecture: [[Naomiki Hirose]] (until 3 July); [[Goro Sugiyama]] (starting 3 July) |
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*[[List of governors of Nagano Prefecture|Nagano Prefecture]]: [[Tenta Akaboshi]] (until 27 May); [[Tadahiko Okada]] (starting 27 May) |
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*[[List of governors of Niigata Prefecture|Niigata Prefecture]]: [[Ota Masahiro]] |
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*[[List of governors of Okayama Prefecture|Okayama Prefecture]]: [[Masao Kishimoto]] |
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*[[Governor of Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa Prefecture]]: [[Sōsuke Kawagoe]] (until 27 May); [[Jyun Wada]] (starting 27 May) |
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*[[List of governors of Saga Prefecture|Saga Prefecture]]: [[Sawada Ushimaro]] (until 3 June); [[Tominaga]] (starting 3 June) |
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*[[List of governors of Saitama Prefecture|Saitama Prefecture]]: [[Horiuchi Hidetaro]] |
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*Shiname Prefecture: [[Sanehide Takarabe]] |
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*Tochigi Prefecture: [[Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka]] |
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*Tokushima Prefecture: [[Rinpei Otsu]] (until month unknown) |
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*[[Governor of Tokyo|Tokyo]]: [[Abe Hiroshi (governor)|Hiroshi Abe]] (until 27 May); [[Katsuo Usami]] (starting 27 May) |
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*Toyama Prefecture: [[Higashizono Motomitsu]] (until 24 December); [[Shida Jisho]] (starting 24 December) |
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*Yamagata Prefecture: [[Ichiro Yoda]] (until 19 July); [[Morimoto Izumi]] (starting 19 July) |
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*Yamanashi Prefecture: [[Miki Nagano]] |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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*January 15 – [[Mitsubishi Electronics]] was separate section from Mitsubishi Shipbuildings (now [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]) which was founded in Ōsone, [[Nagoya]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} |
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*January Unknown date – [[Komatsu Limited]] was founded, as predecessor name was Komatsu Ironworks.{{page needed|date=May 2020}} |
*January Unknown date – [[Komatsu Limited]] was founded, as predecessor name was Komatsu Ironworks.{{page needed|date=May 2020}} |
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*September – [[Sempill Mission]] sent by Britain to Japan, with the objective of helping the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] develop its aeronaval forces. |
*September – [[Sempill Mission]] sent by Britain to Japan, with the objective of helping the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] develop its aeronaval forces. |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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*January 3 – [[Natsuko Kahara]], actress (d. [[1991 in Japan|1991]]) |
*January 3 – [[Natsuko Kahara]], actress (d. [[1991 in Japan|1991]]) |
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*January 26 – [[Akio Morita]], businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation (d. [[1999 in Japan |
*January 26 – [[Akio Morita]], businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation (d. [[1999 in Japan|1999]]) |
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*February 9 – [[Junzo Shono]], writer (d. [[2009 in Japan |
*February 9 – [[Junzo Shono]], writer (d. [[2009 in Japan|2009]]) |
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*February 11 – [[Edward Seidensticker]], scholar, historian, and translator (d. [[2007 in Japan |
*February 11 – [[Edward Seidensticker]], scholar, historian, and translator (d. [[2007 in Japan|2007]]) |
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*February 14 – [[Toshiko Taira]], textile artist (d. [[2022 in Japan|2022]]) |
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*March 19 – [[Heitaro Nakajima]], engineer (d. [[2017 in Japan|2017]]) |
*March 19 – [[Heitaro Nakajima]], engineer (d. [[2017 in Japan|2017]]) |
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*April 20 – [[Michiko Inukai]], writer and philanthropist (d. [[2017 in Japan|2017]]) |
*April 20 – [[Michiko Inukai]], writer and philanthropist (d. [[2017 in Japan|2017]]) |
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*September 28 – [[Yasuda Zenjirō]], entrepreneur, founder of the [[Yasuda zaibatsu]] (b. 1838) |
*September 28 – [[Yasuda Zenjirō]], entrepreneur, founder of the [[Yasuda zaibatsu]] (b. 1838) |
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*November 4 – [[Hara Takashi]], Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856) |
*November 4 – [[Hara Takashi]], Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856) |
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*November 5 – [[Yusuke Hashiba]], archaeologist, historian and anthropologist (b. [[1851 in Japan |
*November 5 – [[Yusuke Hashiba]], archaeologist, historian and anthropologist (b. [[1851 in Japan|1851]]) |
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*December 29 – [[Hayashi Yūzō]], politician (b. 1842) |
*December 29 – [[Hayashi Yūzō]], politician (b. 1842) |
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Events from the year 1921 in Japan. It corresponds to Taishō 10 (大正10年) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Taishō[1]
- Regent: Hirohito (from November 25)
- Prime Minister:
- Hara Takashi (until November 4)
- Takahashi Korekiyo (from November 13)
Governors
- Aichi Prefecture: Shunji Miyao (until 18 April); Hikoji Kawaguchi (starting 18 April)
- Akita Prefecture: Ryoshin Nao
- Aomori Prefecture:
- until 9 March: Hidehiko Michioka
- 9 March-28 September: Shundo Kahei
- starting 28 September: Yujiro Ozaki
- Ehime Prefecture: Toshio Mawatari (until 27 May); Juunosuke Miyazaki (starting 27 May)
- Fukui Prefecture: Kohei Yuji (until 27 May); Josuke Shiraogawa (starting 27 May)
- Fukuoka Prefecture: Yasukouchi Asakichi
- Fukushima Prefecture: Miyata Mitsuo
- Gifu Prefecture: Kanokogi Kogoro (until 27 May); Manpei Ueda (starting 27 May)
- Gunma Prefecture: Muneyoshi Oshiba
- Hiroshima Prefecture: Raizo Wakabayashi (until 19 July); Ichiro Yoda (starting 19 July)
- Ibaraki Prefecture: Yuichiro Chikaraishi (until 27 May); Genjiro Moriya (starting 27 May)
- Iwate Prefecture: Takeo Kakinuma
- Kagawa Prefecture: Yoshibumi Satake
- Kochi Prefecture: Abe Yoshihiko
- Kumamoto Prefecture: Hikoji Kawaguchi (until 27 May); Sansuke Nakayama (starting 27 May)
- Kyoto Prefecture: Eitaro Mabuchi (until July); Raizo Wakabayashi (starting July)
- Mie Prefecture: Haruki Yamawaki
- Miyagi Prefecture: Mori Masataka (until 27 May); Yuichiro Chikaraishi (starting 27 May)
- Miyazaki Prefecture: Naomiki Hirose (until 3 July); Goro Sugiyama (starting 3 July)
- Nagano Prefecture: Tenta Akaboshi (until 27 May); Tadahiko Okada (starting 27 May)
- Niigata Prefecture: Ota Masahiro
- Okayama Prefecture: Masao Kishimoto
- Okinawa Prefecture: Sōsuke Kawagoe (until 27 May); Jyun Wada (starting 27 May)
- Saga Prefecture: Sawada Ushimaro (until 3 June); Tominaga (starting 3 June)
- Saitama Prefecture: Horiuchi Hidetaro
- Shiname Prefecture: Sanehide Takarabe
- Tochigi Prefecture: Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka
- Tokushima Prefecture: Rinpei Otsu (until month unknown)
- Tokyo: Hiroshi Abe (until 27 May); Katsuo Usami (starting 27 May)
- Toyama Prefecture: Higashizono Motomitsu (until 24 December); Shida Jisho (starting 24 December)
- Yamagata Prefecture: Ichiro Yoda (until 19 July); Morimoto Izumi (starting 19 July)
- Yamanashi Prefecture: Miki Nagano
Events
- January 15 – Mitsubishi Electronics was separate section from Mitsubishi Shipbuildings (now Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) which was founded in Ōsone, Nagoya.[citation needed]
- January Unknown date – Komatsu Limited was founded, as predecessor name was Komatsu Ironworks.[page needed]
- September – Sempill Mission sent by Britain to Japan, with the objective of helping the Imperial Japanese Navy develop its aeronaval forces.
- October 16 – Janome Sewing Machine founded.[page needed]
- November 4 – Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated at Tokyo Station.
- November 12 – Washington Naval Conference opens at Memorial Continental Hall Hall in downtown Washington DC.
- November 25 – Crown Prince Hirohito is made regent in place of his ailing father.
- December 13 – In the Four-Power Treaty on Insular Possessions, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and France agree to recognize the status quo in the Pacific.
- Termination of Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
- Ladies' Agreement
- Unknown date – Otsuka Pharmaceutical (大塚製薬) founded in Naruto, Shikoku Island.[page needed]
Births
- January 3 – Natsuko Kahara, actress (d. 1991)
- January 26 – Akio Morita, businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation (d. 1999)
- February 9 – Junzo Shono, writer (d. 2009)
- February 11 – Edward Seidensticker, scholar, historian, and translator (d. 2007)
- February 14 – Toshiko Taira, textile artist (d. 2022)
- March 19 – Heitaro Nakajima, engineer (d. 2017)
- April 20 – Michiko Inukai, writer and philanthropist (d. 2017)
- December 20 – Kosuke Gomi, novelist (d. 1980)
Deaths
- January 13 – Ijuin Gorō, admiral (b. 1852)
- June 19 – Nabeshima Naohiro, politician and former daimyō (b. 1846)
- September 28 – Yasuda Zenjirō, entrepreneur, founder of the Yasuda zaibatsu (b. 1838)
- November 4 – Hara Takashi, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856)
- November 5 – Yusuke Hashiba, archaeologist, historian and anthropologist (b. 1851)
- December 29 – Hayashi Yūzō, politician (b. 1842)
See also
References
- ^ "Taishō | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.