1921 in Japan
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Events from the year 1921 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Taishō[1]
- Regent: Hirohito (from November 25)
- Prime Minister:
- Hara Takashi (until November 4)
- Takahashi Korekiyo (from November 13)
Events
- January Unknown date – Komatsu Limited was founded, as predecessor name was Komatsu Ironworks.[page needed]
- September – Sempill Mission sent by Britain to Japan, with the objective of helping the Imperial Japanese Navy develop its aeronaval forces.
- October 16 – Janome Sewing Machine founded.[page needed]
- November 4 – Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated at Tokyo Station.
- November 12 – Washington Naval Conference opens at Memorial Continental Hall Hall in downtown Washington DC.
- November 25 – Crown Prince Hirohito is made regent in place of his ailing father.
- December 13 – In the Four-Power Treaty on Insular Possessions, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and France agree to recognize the status quo in the Pacific.
- Termination of Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
- Ladies' Agreement
- Unknown date – Otsuka Pharmaceutical (大塚製薬) founded in Naruto, Shikoku Island.[page needed]
Births
- January 3 – Natsuko Kahara, actress (d. 1991)
- January 26 – Akio Morita, businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation (d. 1999)
- February 9 – Junzo Shono, writer (d. 2009)
- February 11 – Edward Seidensticker, scholar, historian, and translator (d. 2007)
- March 19 – Heitaro Nakajima, engineer (d. 2017)
- April 20 – Michiko Inukai, writer and philanthropist (d. 2017)
- December 20 – Kosuke Gomi, novelist (d. 1980)
Deaths
- January 13 – Ijuin Gorō, admiral (b. 1852)
- June 19 – Nabeshima Naohiro, politician and former daimyō (b. 1846)
- September 28 – Yasuda Zenjirō, entrepreneur, founder of the Yasuda zaibatsu (b. 1838)
- November 4 – Hara Takashi, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856)
- November 5 – Yusuke Hashiba, archaeologist, historian and anthropologist (b. 1851)
- December 29 – Hayashi Yūzō, politician (b. 1842)
See also
References
- ^ "Taishō | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
