1890 in Japan
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Events in the year 1890 in Japan.
Incumbents
Events
- July 1 – Japanese general election, 1890; Empire of Japan’s first general election for members of the House of Representatives of the Diet of Japan. It was the first example of a popularly elected national assembly in Asia [1]
- November 25 – The first Diet session is held.
Births
- January 15 - Michiaki Kamada, admiral (d. 1947)
- September 30 – Chieko Higashiyama, film actress (d. 1980)
- November 3 – Yamakawa Kikue, activist, writer, socialist, and feminist (d. 1980)
Deaths
- January 23 – Joseph Hardy Neesima, educator (b. 1843)
- June 2 – Matsudaira Yoshinaga, daimyō (b. 1828)
