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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)

References

^ "Taishō | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

[1] "Taishō | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

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 {{one source|date=March 2019}}
-{{Year in Japan|1921}}
+{{Year in region
+| year = 1921
-Events from the year '''1921 in Japan'''.
+| region = Japan
+| error = '''Template:Year in Japan''':
+| image = Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg
+| image_size = 80px
+| see_also =
+* [[1921|Other events of 1921]]
+* [[History of Japan]]
+* [[Timeline of Japanese history|Timeline]]
+* [[List of years in Japan|Years]]
+}}
+Events from the year '''1921 in Japan'''. It corresponds to '''[[Taishō period|Taishō]] 10''' (大正10年) in the [[Japanese calendar]].
 ==Incumbents==
-*[[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 |accessdate=27 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
+*[[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>
 *[[Sesshō and Kampaku|Regent]]: [[Hirohito]] <small>(from November 25)</small>
 *[[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]:
 **[[Hara Takashi]] <small>(until November 4)</small>
 **[[Takahashi Korekiyo]] <small>(from November 13)</small>
+===Governors===
+*[[List of governors of Aichi Prefecture|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]]
+*[[Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima Prefecture]]: [[Raizo Wakabayashi]] (until 19 July); [[Ichiro Yoda]] (starting 19 July)
+*[[List of governors of Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki Prefecture]]: [[Yuichiro Chikaraishi]] (until 27 May); [[Genjiro Moriya]] (starting 27 May)
+*Iwate Prefecture: [[Takeo Kakinuma]]
+*Kagawa Prefecture: [[Yoshibumi Satake]]
+*Kochi Prefecture: [[Abe Yoshihiko]]
+*[[List of governors of Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto Prefecture]]: [[Hikoji Kawaguchi]] (until 27 May); [[Sansuke Nakayama]] (starting 27 May)
+*[[List of governors of Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto Prefecture]]: [[Eitaro Mabuchi]] (until July); [[Raizo Wakabayashi]] (starting July)
+*Mie Prefecture: [[Haruki Yamawaki]]
+*[[List of governors of Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi Prefecture]]: [[Mori Masataka]] (until 27 May); [[Yuichiro Chikaraishi]] (starting 27 May)
+*Miyazaki Prefecture: [[Naomiki Hirose]] (until 3 July); [[Goro Sugiyama]] (starting 3 July)
+*[[List of governors of Nagano Prefecture|Nagano Prefecture]]: [[Tenta Akaboshi]] (until 27 May); [[Tadahiko Okada]] (starting 27 May)
+*[[List of governors of Niigata Prefecture|Niigata Prefecture]]: [[Ota Masahiro]]
+*[[List of governors of Okayama Prefecture|Okayama Prefecture]]: [[Masao Kishimoto]]
+*[[Governor of Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa Prefecture]]: [[Sōsuke Kawagoe]] (until 27 May); [[Jyun Wada]] (starting 27 May)
+*[[List of governors of Saga Prefecture|Saga Prefecture]]: [[Sawada Ushimaro]] (until 3 June); [[Tominaga]] (starting 3 June)
+*[[List of governors of Saitama Prefecture|Saitama Prefecture]]: [[Horiuchi Hidetaro]]
+*Shiname Prefecture: [[Sanehide Takarabe]]
+*Tochigi Prefecture: [[Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka]]
+*Tokushima Prefecture: [[Rinpei Otsu]] (until month unknown)
+*[[Governor of Tokyo|Tokyo]]: [[Abe Hiroshi (governor)|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|date=June 2020}}
 *January Unknown date – [[Komatsu Limited]] was founded, as predecessor name was Komatsu Ironworks.{{page needed|date=May 2020}}
 *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==
 *January 3 – [[Natsuko Kahara]], actress (d. [[1991 in Japan|1991]])
-*January 26 – [[Akio Morita]], businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation (d. [[1999 in Japan |1999]])
+*January 26 – [[Akio Morita]], businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation (d. [[1999 in Japan|1999]])
-*February 9 – [[Junzo Shono]], writer (d. [[2009 in Japan |2009]])
+*February 9 – [[Junzo Shono]], writer (d. [[2009 in Japan|2009]])
-*February 11 – [[Edward Seidensticker]], scholar, historian, and translator (d. [[2007 in Japan |2007]])
+*February 11 – [[Edward Seidensticker]], scholar, historian, and translator (d. [[2007 in Japan|2007]])
+*February 14 – [[Toshiko Taira]], textile artist (d. [[2022 in Japan|2022]])
 *March 19 – [[Heitaro Nakajima]], engineer (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)
 *November 4 – [[Hara Takashi]], Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856)
-*November 5 – [[Yusuke Hashiba]], archaeologist, historian and anthropologist (b. [[1851 in Japan |1851]])
+*November 5 – [[Yusuke Hashiba]], archaeologist, historian and anthropologist (b. [[1851 in Japan|1851]])
 *December 29 – [[Hayashi Yūzō]], politician (b. 1842)
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+[[Category:1921 in Japan| ]]
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+[[Category:1921 by country]]
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+[[Category:1921 in Asia]]

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Revision as of 11:22, 15 October 2023

Incumbents

Governors

Events

Births

Deaths

See also

References