1924 in Japan

Events in the year 1924 in Japan. It corresponds to Taishō 13 (大正13年) in the Japanese calendar.

← 1923 1922 1921 1924 in Japan → 1925 1926 1927
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1924 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Emperor: Taishō[1]
• Regent: Hirohito
• Prime Minister:
  • Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (until January 7)
  • Kiyoura Keigo (from January 7 until June 11)
  • Katō Takaaki (from June 11)

Events

• January 26 – The future Emperor Shōwa marries Princess Kuninomiya Nagako.
• February 2 – Toyama Toy Manufacturing, as predecessor of Takara Tomy founded.
• May 4–July 27 – Japan competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Japan fielded a team of 28 athletes, who competed in four events.
• May 10 – 1924 Japanese general election: No party won a majority of seats, resulting in Kenseikai, Rikken Seiyūkai and the Kakushin Club forming the country's first coalition government led by Katō Takaaki.
• August 1 – Koshien Stadium open in Hyogo Prefecture.
• November date unknown – Mogamiya, as predecessor of Bourbon Confectionery founded in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.[2]
• December 27 – A dynamite explosion during logistic handling work in Temiya Station, Otaru, Hokkaido, resulting to death toll was 94 persons, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.
• Unknown date – Takarazuka Grand Theater, official open in Hyogo Prefecture.

Births

• February 18 – Fubuki Koshiji, actress and singer (d. 1980)
• February 24 – Chikage Awashima, film actress (d. 2012)
• February 26 – Noboru Takeshita, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000)
• March 3 – Tomiichi Murayama, 81st Prime Minister of Japan
• March 7 – Kōbō Abe, writer, playwright and photographer (d. 1993)
• March 25 – Machiko Kyō, film actress (d. 2019)
• March 27 – Hideko Takamine, film actress (d. 2010)
• April 13 – Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, novelist (d. 1994)
• April 29 – Shintaro Abe, politician (d. 1991)
• September 3 – Yosihiko H. Sinoto, anthropologist (d. 2017)
• October 1 – Nobuko Otowa, film actress (d. 1994)
• October 9 – Hachiro Kasuga, enka singer (d. 1991)
• November 3 – Toyoko Yamasaki, novelist (d. 2013)
• November 13 – Motoo Kimura, geneticist (d. 1994)
• November 25 – Takaaki Yoshimoto, poet, literary critic, and philosopher (d. 2012)

Deaths

• January 11 – Takamiyama Torinosuke, Sumo wrestler (b. 1873)
• January 27 – Hasegawa Yoshimichi, field marshal (b. 1850)
• March 24 – Prince Kachō Hirotada, army lieutenant (b. 1902)
• April 26 – Ijūin Hikokichi, diplomat and politician (b. 1864)
• July 2 – Matsukata Masayoshi, 4th (and 6th) Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1835)
• July 15 – Kuroda Seiki, painter and teacher (b. 1866)
• July 30 – Fusanosuke Gotō, Military personnel (b. 1879)
• October 24 – Nashiba Tokioki, admiral (b. 1850)
• November 15 – Daisuke Namba, communist activist (b. 1899)
• December 8 – Bochō Yamamura, writer, poet and songwriter (b. 1884)
• December 24 – Nakamura Tsune, yōga painter (b. 1887)
• December 31 – Tomioka Tessai, Nanga painter and calligrapher (b. 1837)

See also

• List of Japanese films of the 1920s

References

1. "Taishō | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. ja:ブルボン#沿革 (Japanese language edition) Retriveted date on May 23, 2020.