1922 in Japan
Events from the year 1922 in Japan. It corresponds to Taishō 11 (大正11年) in the Japanese calendar.
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See also: | Other events of 1922 History of Japan • Timeline • Years |
Incumbents
- Emperor: Taishō[1]
- Regent: Hirohito
- Prime Minister:
- Takahashi Korekiyo (until June 12)
- Katō Tomosaburō (from June 12)
Events
- February 3 – According to Railway Ministry of Japan official confirmed report, A surface avalanche hit a passenger train near by Katsuyama shelter in Utatonami (now Itoigawa), Niigata Prefecture, 90 persons were human fatalities, 40 persons were hurt.
- February 6 – Washington Naval Treaty signed between the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France and Italy. Japan returns some of its control over the Shandong Peninsula to China.
- February 11 – Ezaki Glico was founded.
- May 1 – Kinjōtei Bakery, as predecessor of Fuji Bakery was founded in Nagoya.[2]
- July – Shinano River incident
- August 8 – Shogakukan was founded.
- August 28 – Japan withdrew troops from the Siberian Intervention
Births
- January 4 – Futaro Yamada, author (d. 2001)
- February 20 – Hitoshi Motoshima, mayor of Nagasaki (d. 2014)
- March 8 – Mizuki Shigeru, manga author and historian (d. 2015)
- March 20 – Terada Kiyoyuki, aikido teacher (d. 2009)
- April 25 – Ayako Miura, novelist (d. 1999)
- May 15 – Jakucho Setouchi, Buddhist nun, writer and activist
- June 18 – Donald Keene, scholar, historian, and translator (d. 2019)
- August 27 – Sōsuke Uno, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1998)
- September 16 – Kenichi Yamamoto, mechanical engineer and business executive (d. 2017)
- October 14 – Yumeji Tsukioka, film actress (d. 2017)
Deaths
- January 10 – Ōkuma Shigenobu, politician and Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1838)
- February 1 – Yamagata Aritomo, field marshall and Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1838)
- February 8 – Kabayama Sukenori, samurai, military leader and politician (b. 1837)
- June 20 – Aeba Koson, author, theater critic, and calligraphy master (b. 1855)
- June 27 – Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, marshal admiral (b. 1867)
- July 8 – Mori Ōgai, novelist, poet, translator and army surgeon (b. 1862)
- July 22 – Takamine Jōkichi, chemist (b. 1854)
- September 18 – Yukie Chiri, Ainu transcriber and translator (b. 1903)
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See also
References
- "Taishō | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ja:フジパン#沿革 (Japanese league edition) Ritreveted date on 10 June 2020.
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