1901 in Japan

Events in the year 1901 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 34 (明治34年) in the Japanese calendar.

← 1900 1899 1898 1901 in Japan → 1902 1903 1904
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1901 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Emperor: Emperor Meiji[1]
• Prime Minister:
  • Itō Hirobumi: until May 10
  • Saionji Kinmochi: (Acting) May 10 – June 2
  • Katsura Tarō: from June 2

Events

• February 5 – Japan fires up the furnace at its first modern ironworks.
• April 20 – Japan Women's University is established.
• September 7 – The Boxer Protocol is signed between the Qing Empire of China and the Eight-Nation Alliance. Japan is represented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura Jutarō.
• Unknown date – Imabari Shipbuilding was founded, as predecessor name was Higaki Shipbuilding in Ehime Prefecture.

Births

• February 15 – Minoru Inuzuka, film director and screenwriter (2007)
• February 16 – Koji Shima, film director, actor, and screenwriter (1986)
• February 17 – Motojirō Kajii, writer (d. 1932)
• March 10 – Mushitaro Oguri, novelist (1946)
• March 27 – Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1975)
• April 19 – Kiyoshi Oka, mathematician (d. 1978)
• April 29
  • Hotsumi Ozaki, journalist and soviet spy (d. 1944)
  • Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan (d. 1989)[2]
• June 21 – Mitsuko Yoshikawa, FILM actress (d. 1991)
• July 10 – Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese film director and special effects designer (d. 1970)
• September 9 – Hideo Oguma, poet (d. 1940)
• November 4 – Princess Masako Nashimoto, consort of Crown Prince Euimin of Korea (d. 1989)
• November 5 – Chōgorō Kaionji, writer (1976)
• December 12 – Ihei Kimura, photographer (d. 1974)

Deaths

• January 20 – Keisuke Ito, physician and biologist (b. 1803)
• February 3 – Fukuzawa Yukichi, writer and educator (b. 1835)
• March 29 – Ōshima Takatō, engineer (b. 1826)
• June 6 – Oda Nobutoshi, formerdaimyō (b. 1853)
• June 21 – Hoshi Tōru, politician and cabinet minister (b. 1850)
• August 19 – Shō Tai, last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (b. 1843)
• December 13 – Nakae Chōmin, philosopher and journalist (b. 1847)

References

1. "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.