1924 in Japan
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Events in the year 1924 in Japan. It corresponds to Taishō 13 (大正13年) in the Japanese calendar.
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.[page needed]
- 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.[page needed]
- November date unknown – Mogamiya, as predecessor of Bourbon Confectionery founded in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.[2]
- November 29 – Tokyo Broadcasting Station, as public associatied corporate, was founded, later, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
- Unknown date
- Takarazuka Grand Theater, official open in Hyogo Prefecture.[page needed]
- Fukuoka Mujin, as predecessor of Nishinippon City Bank was established in Fukuoka Prefecture.[3]
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)
- December 1 – Masao Horiba, businessman (d. 2015)
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
References
- ^ "Taishō | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ ja:ブルボン#沿革 (Japanese language edition) Retriveted date on May 23, 2020.
- ^ ja:西日本シティ銀行#沿革 (Japanese language edition) Retriveted date on 13 September 2020.
